History of Hindu Mathematics: A Source Book v2.c17.s7.77

v2.c17.s7.77

Bhâskara puts *w* for each of the equal quantities in (1), so that $x = ⅔w, y = ⅚w, z = 9/10w.$ Substituting these values in (2), any one of them will give $⅖w = 60;$ whence w = 150. Therefore $x = 100, y = 125, z = 135.$