History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v1.c8.s14.48

v1.c8.s14.48

(4) A single bee (out of a swarm of bees) was seen in the sky; ⅕ of the remainder (of the swarm), and ¼ of the remainder (left thereafter) and again ⅓ of the remainder (left thereafter) and a number of bees equal to the square-root of the numerical value of the swarm, were seen in lotuses; and two bees were on a mango tree. How many were there?²