Question

A fort is provisioned for 42 days;after 10 days, a reinforcement of 200 men arrives and the food will now last only for 24 days.how many men were there in the fort?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

42x=10x+(x+200)24

42x-10x=24x+200×24

32x-24x=4800

8x=4800

x=4800/8

x=600