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49] SECTION II Problem 47. Division of 100 Hekat

Problem 47

Suppose the scribe says to thee, Let me know what is the result when 100 quadruple hekat are divided by 10 and its multiples, in a rectangular or circular granary.

SECTION III

Problem 48

Compare the area of a circle and of its circumscrbing square.

Problem 49

''Example of reckoning area. Suppose it is said to thee, What is the area of a rectangle of land of 10 khet by'' 1 khet?

Do it thus:

This is its area.