3/5 of an army was killed in a battle 1/5 of it was captured and the remaining 10,000 field away. How many soldiers were there in the army
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50,000 because remaining army was 1÷5th of total army.let total army be x.so,(1÷5)x=10,000
x=10,000×5=50,000
x=10,000×5=50,000
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Let the total number of soldiers be x.
No. of soldiers killed = 3/5 of x
= 3x/5
No. of soldiers captured = 1/5 of x
= x/5
No. of army soldiers left = 10,000
Total no. of soldiers = 3x/5 + x/5 + 10000
=> x = 3x/5 + x/5 + 10000
=> 5x = 4x + 10000
=> x = 10000
Total no.of soldiers = 5x
= 5 × 10000
= 50000
Ans. = There were 50,000 soldiers in the army.
No. of soldiers killed = 3/5 of x
= 3x/5
No. of soldiers captured = 1/5 of x
= x/5
No. of army soldiers left = 10,000
Total no. of soldiers = 3x/5 + x/5 + 10000
=> x = 3x/5 + x/5 + 10000
=> 5x = 4x + 10000
=> x = 10000
Total no.of soldiers = 5x
= 5 × 10000
= 50000
Ans. = There were 50,000 soldiers in the army.
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