The solution of this little problem, set by Dr Puzzlewitz on his blackboard to test the powers of his young pupils—“What are the values of A and B, when 4 is the result of dividing A by B, or of subtracting B from A?”—
| A | - | B | = | 4 | ||
| A | ÷ | B | = | 4 | ||
is that A = 51⁄3 and B = 11⁄3.
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No. XXXVI
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in which the words read alike from top to bottom, and from left to right.