Out of a swarm of bees one fifth part settled on a Kadamba blossom; one third on a Silihindra flower; three times the difference of those numbers flew to the bloom of a Kutaja. One bee, which remained, hovered about in the air. Tell me, charming woman, the number of bees ??????

Hint: Call the number of bees and convert the story into an equation.

Question

Out of a swarm of bees one fifth part settled on a Kadamba blossom; one third on a Silihindra flower; three times the difference of those numbers flew to the bloom of a Kutaja. One bee, which remained, hovered about in the air. Tell me, charming woman, the number of bees  ??????

Hint: Call the number of bees  and convert the story into an equation.

anonymous · Answer

think about the number of bees as the variable X, then write what they tell you about the number of bees

anonymous · Answer

in terms of X

anonymous · Answer

That is where I was going - ie: (1/5)x settled on Kadamba blossom...