Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/364 - Cupid's Arithmetic

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 * Cupid's Arithmetic
 * Dora Crackham one morning produced a slip of paper bearing the jumble of figures shown in our diagram.


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 * She said that a young mathematician had this poser presented to him by his betrothed when she was in a playful mood.
 * "What am I to do with it?" asked George.
 * "Just interpret its meaning," she replied. "If it is properly regarded it should not be difficult to decipher."