H. E. Dudeney, Amusements in Mathematics (1917) No. 124 · Puzzles · Arithmetical puzzles
A Question of Definition
"My property is exactly a mile square," said one landowner to another.
"Curiously enough, mine is a square mile," was the reply.
"Then there is no difference?"
Is this last statement correct?
H. E. Dudeney, Amusements in Mathematics (1917) · No. 124
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