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CAN YOU SOLVE IT:
You have to divide 100 loaves between 5 men in such a way that the shares received shall be in arithmetical progression. And that 1/7 of the sum of the largest 3 shares shall be equal to the sum of the smallest 2. What is the difference of the shares?

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CORRECTIONS
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Written and performed by Matt Parker
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