197. Three friends, A, B, and C, sit down to play cards. As a result
of the first game, A lost to each of B and C as much money as they
started to play with; the result of the second game B lost similarly
to each of A and C; and in the third, C lost similarly to each of A
and B;--and they then had 24s. each. What had they each at first?
This Sticks Them Up.
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198. A, who is a dealer in horses, sells one to B for £55. B very
soon discovers that he does not require the animal, and sells him
back to A for £50. Now, A is not long in finding another customer for
the horse: he sells it to C for £60. How much money does A make out
of this transaction?
This question has been the cause of endless discussion and argument.
It might be as well to state that when A first sold the horse to B he
neither made nor lost any money by the deal.