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You have two sums of money, the difference of which is 2 dirhams; you divide the smaller sum by the larger and the quotient is equal to 1/2. What are the two sums of money? (Islamic World ca. AD 820)
Click here to reveal the answer"Money Makes the World Go Around," Loci (April 2004)