Word Problems for Grade 12, Problem ID: 978

Word Problems K12A hunter met two shepherds, one of whom had three loaves of bread and the other, five loaves. All the loaves were the same size. The three men agreed to share the eight loaves equally between them. After they had eaten, the hunter gave the shepherds eight bronze coins as payment for his meal.

How should the two shepherds fairly divide this money?

Paul Sloane, Lateral Thinking Puzzles, 1991


Nothing and eight coinsTwo and six coinsThree and five coinsOne and seven coins