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One says, if you give me a hundred, friend ! I shall then become twice as rich as you. The other replies. 'If you give me ten, I shall be six times as rich as you. Tell me what is the amount of their (respective) capital? [From the Bijaganita of Bhaskara II]

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Let the first friend have `₹ x`
And the second friend has `₹ y`
Using the information given in the question,
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