at a sports camp there is sufficient food for 72 atheletes to last 6 days if 8 athletes are absent from the camp how many more days can the food last for the other atheletes state the assumption
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Answer:
For 54 (72-18) people remaining the food will last for two extra days than the usual. i.e the food will last for 8 days.
Step-by-step explanation:
For 72 people the food lasts for 6 days.
For 1 person the food will last for 6/72 days.
For 54 people the food will last for (6/72)×54 days.
Answer: 8 Days.
Extra days: 8-2=6.
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Answer:let the no. of days be x.
no. of athleletes=72
no. of atheletes absent= 72-8=64
more atheletes, less food.
therefore, it is in indirect variation .
72*6=64*x
x=(72*6)/64
x=6.75 days
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