Question

1200 soldiers in the fort had enough food for 28 days. After 4 days, some soldiers were transferred to another fort and thus the food lasted now for 32 more days. How many soldiers left the fort.

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of soldiers who were sent to another fort lasted for 4 days in this fort. So the number of days left for enough food = (28 – 4) = 24 days. So 1200 soldiers had enough food for 24 days after the 4 days. Therefore 1200 soldiers = 24 days.