Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c5.s12.15

c5.s12.15

*Problem 3*. “What in the *varṇa* when (three pieces of gold of) 1 6/(3′), 2 5/(6′), 1 5/(2′) *māṣas*, having 2 3/(2′), 10, 1 5/(2′) *varṇas* (respectively) are mixed in one ?”¹