Mathematics in Ancient and Medieval India c5.s12.22

c5.s12.22

*Problem 4*: “There are two small balls of gold of equal worth (i e. having equal quantities of pure gold, whose combined weight is 5 *māṣas*. When they are respectively combined with ⅓ part and ½ part of the other, they become 10 and 9 *varṇas* respectively. (Find their weights and *varṇas* respectively. )”³