Question

four people can eat 2 bags of rice each weighing of 10kg in 12 days. how many people can eat 6 bags of the same weight in 18 days?​

Answer 1

Answer:

8 children.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

4 --> 2 bags (10 kg) --> 12 days

? --> 6 bags (10kg) --> 18 days

There is a total of 20kg of rice for the 4 children who ate in 12 days and 60 kg for the x number of children who ate in 18 days.

4 children eat 20/12 = 1.67 kg in one day

1 child eats 1.67/4 = 0.417 kg in 1 day.

60 kg of rice / 18 days = 3.33 kg in 1 day

x children eat x(0.417)= 3.33

Then we can solve for x:

x = 3.33/0.417

x = 7.994 which is rounded up to 8 or 8 children