Propositiones ad Acuendos Juvenes/Problems/16 - De Duobus Hominibus Boves Ducentibus/Historical Note

== Historical Note on by : Problem $16$: De Duobus Hominibus Boves Ducentibus == This is a less common variant of the traditional Donkey and Mule problem, in which the suggested exchange is not actually perceived as going ahead.

Hence, in the usual case, when the second man makes his suggested exchange, the assumption is that they are starting with their original distribution of goods.

In this case, the second suggestion happens after the first exchange has actually been done.