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The typical problem involving the rule of three is the following: When 5 measures of paddy is known to yield 2 measures of rice (and when it is presumed that the same relation will persist always (vyāpti)) how many measures of rice will be obtained from 12 measures of paddy?
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Sarma, K.V., Ramasubramanian, K., Srinivas, M.D., Sriram, M.S. (2008). Rule of Three. In: Gaṇita-Yukti-Bhāṣā (Rationales in Mathematical Astronomy) of Jyeṣṭhadeva. Culture and History of Mathematics. Hindustan Book Agency, Gurgaon. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-93-86279-36-1_12
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