A garrison of 900 men had provision for 42 days . however , a reinforcement of 500 men arrived . for how many days will the food last now
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Step-by-step explanation:
men. time(days)
900. 42
500. ?(x)
men and time is in busy proportion
900:500::x:42
time equals to 900×42/500=75-6/10day
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Well just visualize it as ratio which will be 900:42 which means 1 soldier will live for 36800 days(900*42).But when the reinforcements come the total number of soldiers will be 1400,so we will have to divide 36800 divided by 1400 which will 26 days.∴So they will live for 26 days
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