A fort has food for 140 men for 30 days. If after 15 days, 35 more men join the fort, find the number of days for which remaining food shall be sufficient for increased number of men.
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This is like a time and work question
400 men x 50 days = 20000 (total food)
This is your standard equation for total food.
Now, for 20 days, 400 men will eat:
20 x 400 = 8000
Food left = 12000.
Men left = 300
300 x no. Of days = 12000
No. Of days = 12000/300
= 40
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