......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? Which great Indian treatise divided into 13 chapters, would have this riddle?
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let x be = total number of pearls.
so::
x/6 + x/5 + x/3 + x/10 + 6 = x (multiply this equ with 30. then we get::
5x + 6x + 10x + 3x + 180 = 30x
24x + 180 = 30x
6x = 180
x = 30
so the total pearls are 30.
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so::
x/6 + x/5 + x/3 + x/10 + 6 = x (multiply this equ with 30. then we get::
5x + 6x + 10x + 3x + 180 = 30x
24x + 180 = 30x
6x = 180
x = 30
so the total pearls are 30.
hope this helps.pls mark as brainliest
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