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Question
Now imagine what happened next and complete the story. Discuss with your friends how Vaidika’s daughter found the weight of the elephant.
Solution
The elephant was removed out from the boat after marking the water level on the boat. Vaidika’s daughter then requested the King to, put the gold on the boat till the water level touched the raised water level mark when elephant was on the boat.
Now king was not left with any alternative. He had to give the gold as the weight of elephant to the Vaidika.
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