Three merchants find a purse lying in the road. One merchant says If I keep the purse, 1

Chapter 1, Problem 77

(choose chapter or problem)

Three merchants find a purse lying in the road. One merchant says If I keep the purse, 1 shall have twice as much money as the two of you together Give me the purse and I shall have three times as much as the two of you together said the second merchant. The third merchant said I shall be much better off than either of you if I keep the purse, I shall have five times as much as the two of you together. If there are 60 coins (of equal value) in the purse, how much money does each merchant have? (From Mahavira)

Unfortunately, we don't have that question answered yet. But you can get it answered in just 5 hours by Logging in or Becoming a subscriber.

Becoming a subscriber
Or look for another answer

×

Login

Login or Sign up for access to all of our study tools and educational content!

Forgot password?
Register Now

×

Register

Sign up for access to all content on our site!

Or login if you already have an account

×

Reset password

If you have an active account we’ll send you an e-mail for password recovery

Or login if you have your password back