In this paper, we provide the combinatorial interpretations of two tenth order mock theta functions which appeared in some identities given in Ramanujan’s lost notebook ((1988) Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi).

In this paper, the open problem posed by Sareen and Rana (Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Math. Sci.) 126 (2016) 549–556) is addressed. Here, we interpret two tenth order mock theta functions combinatorially in terms of lattice paths. Then we extend enumeration of one of these with Bender–Knuth matrices; the other by using Frobenius partitions. The combinatorial interpretation of one of these mock theta functions in terms of Frobenius partitions gives an answer to the open problem. Finally, we establish bijections between different classes of combinatorial objects which lead us to one 4-way and one 3-way combinatorial identity.

In this paper, we provide combinatorial interpretations of certain provedRogers–Ramanujan type identities using signed color partitions with attached weights. The approach of using the signed color partitions is interesting since negative exponents do not make an explicit appearance in these identities.