Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/31 - A Queer Settling Up

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 * A Queer Settling Up
 * Person 1: "Here is my purse, give me just as much money as you find in it."
 * Person 2, having done that: "If you give me as much as I have left of my own, we shall be square."
 * After Person 2 has done that, Person 1 find his purse contains three shillings and sixpence,
 * while Person 2 has three shillings.


 * How much did each possess at the start?