Question

1200 soldier in a fort had enough food for 28 days after 4 days some soldier were sent to another fort and thus the food lasted for 32more days.how many soldier left the fort

Answer 1

Given that 1200 soldiers in a fort had enough food for 28 daysLet the number of soldiers transferred to another fort be xAfter 4 days, number of soldiers = (1200 – x)Given that food lasted for 32 more days.Hence 1200 × 24 = (1200 – x) × 32⇒ (1200 – x) = 900⇒ x = 1200 – 900 = 300Thus 300 soldiers were transferred to another fort.