Ivan Shishkin, Rye (1878)

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The missing coin

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Solution by Ancient Tree · EN

This is a trick question. The 27 coins that were paid by the mercenaries already include the 2 coins obtained by the servant, so we shouldn’t be adding them.

Simply, the correct accounting is that the innkeeper has 25 coins, the servant has 2, and the mercenaries have gotten 3 back.

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