Question

If a quantity of water serves 80 men for 17 days, then how many men will it serve for 16 days?
a 85
b 68
c 64
d 96​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

80 ---- 1÷17

? ---- 1 ÷ 16

18 ÷16 = 1÷17 × ?

2 = 1/17 × ?

? = 2× 17

? = 34

Answer 2

The correct answer is option (a) 85

GIVEN

A quantity of water serves 80 men for 17 days .

TO FIND

Number of men the same quantity of water will serve for 16 days.

SOLUTION

We can simply solve the above problem as follows-

It is given,

Number of men serves a quantity of water for 17 days = 80 days

Applying the unitary method -

Number of men served in one day = 17×80 = 1360 Men

So,

In 16 days number of men that can be served water = 1360/16 = 85

Hence, The quantity of water will serve 85 men for 16 days.

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