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To this chapter belong five types, which follow. — The first is when the capital is known and the profit unknown. (B.54) For instance, someone asks thus: From what I have bought for five [nummi] I have gained three. How much shall I gain from what I have bought for eighty?
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Sesiano, J. (2014). Chapter (B–II) on Profits. In: The Liber mahameleth . Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03940-4_46
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