MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM - Bhaskaracharya Poems

 
 

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MATHEMATICAL PROBLEM
Whilst making love a necklace broke.
A row of pearls mislaid.
One sixth fell to the floor.
One fifth upon the bed.
The young woman saved one third of them.
One tenth were caught by her lover.
If six pearls remained upon the string
How many pearls were there altogether?

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