Question

Out of a swarm of bees, one-fifth part settled on a blossom of Kadamba and one-third
on a flower of Silindhiri and three times the difference of these two numbers flew
to the bloom of Kutaja. One bee, which remained, hovered and flew about in the air.
Tell me, the number of bees in the swarm.
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of bees=x

bees settled on a blossom of kadamba=(1/5)x

bees settled on silindhiri=(1/3)x

bees flew to the kutaja=3(1/5-1/3)x=(6/15)x

the number of bees in the swarm=x-(1/5+1/3+6/15)x=10

=x-(14/15)x=10

=(1/15)x=10

x=150