Two wine merchants arrive at the city gates of Paris. One has 64 barrels of wine and the other has 20 barrels of wine. Since neither has enough money to pay the custom duties, the first merchant pays 40 francs and 5 barrels of wine. The second merchant pays 2 barrels of wine but receives 40 francs in change. What is the value of each barrel of wine and what is the custom duty payable? The value of a barrel of wine is
francs and the duty is
francs per barrel.
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