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ANSWER TO PUZZLE 2
One would take one piastre, the other
would take seven.
Eight loaves divided by three people. Each one eats two
and two-thirds. The shepherd with three loaves ate two
and two-thirds and gave the traveller one third. The
shepherd with five loaves ate two and two-thirds and gave
the traveller two and one third or seven thirds. The one
who gave one third gets one piastre; the one who gave
seven thirds gets seven piastres.