History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s13.56

v1.c8.s13.56

(2) "(Sums represented by) 10, 6, 3 and 15 are the (various given) amounts of interest, and 5, 4, 3 and 6 are the (corresponding) months (for which the interests have accrued); the sum of the (corresponding) capital amounts is seen to be 140. (Assuming the rate of interest to be the same in each case, find out these capital amounts)."²