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(in the end. What is the buying price, what is the selling price, and what the oqual sale-amount ?)
Tho rule for arriving at the solution of a problem wherein) optionally chosen quantities (are) bestowed in optionally chosen multiplos for an optionally chosen number of timos:
111.3. Let the penultimate quantity bo addol to tho ustimate quantity as divided by its own corresponding multiple number, and lot tho rosult of this operntion be divided by thut (multiple number which is associated with this) penultimate quantity (given in the problem). What results (from carrying ont this operation throughout in relation to all the various quantities bestowed) happens to be tho (required) original quantity.
Examples in illustration thereof.
112, and 113. A certain lay follower of Jainism went to a Jina temple with four gate-ways, and having takon (with him) fragrant flowers offered them (thus) in worship with devotion :At the four gate-ways, they became doubled, then trellod, then quadrupled and then qnintuplod (respectively in order.) Tho number of flowers offered by him was five at every (gato-way). llow many were the lotuses (originally taken by him)?
1114. Flowors were obtained and offered in worship by devoteos with devotion, the flowers (so offc rod) being (succossively) 3, 6, 9 and 8; (their corresponding) multiple quantities being }, }, 1 and (in order. Find ont the original number of flowers).
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This onds proportionate division in this chapter on mixed problems.
