Question

45 students of a hostel have food enough for 60 days. how many students should be added in the hostel so that the food lasts only for 50 days?

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Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation

For 45 students, food is sufficient for 60 days.

let the number of students so that food lasts for 50 days  be x

Therefore, For 1 student, food is sufficient for 45×60 days.

so , 45 x 60 /x=50

45 x 60/50= x

so x = 54

so total number of students should be 54

so number students should be added is 54-45 which is 9

so 9 students should be added

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