History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s6.17

v2.c17.s6.17

*Solution.* “From the larger amount of price multiplied by the (corresponding) bigger number of things subtract the smaller amount of price multiplied by the (corresponding) smaller number of things. (The remainder) divided by the difference of the squares of the numbers of things will be the price of each of the bigger number of things. The price of the other will be obtained by reversing the multipliers.”¹