Question

An army camp had a food provision of 35 days for 800 soldiers on the first day of the month. On the same day, some of the soldiers were transferred to another camp. The food provision lasted for 50 days for the remaining soldiers. How many soldiers were transferred to the other camp? (Assume that each soldier consumes equal quantity of food per day.)

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the soldiers left be x.

Days. Soldiers

35. 800

50. x

x/800= 35/50

x=35/50*800

x=560

soldiers transferred=800-560=240 ans.