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There are 300 men in a group. They have food for 30 days. After 10 days, 100 more men join the group. Remaining food will last for how many days? |
20 days 10 days 15 days 12 days |
15 days |
Initially, men = 300, days = 30 days, After 10 days, 100 more men are added, remaining number of days = 30 - 10 = 20 days 300 men had provisions for 20 days, 1 man had provisions for (300 x 20) days {less men, more days} 400 men had provisions for $\frac{300 \times 20}{400}$ days = 15 days Hence, the remaining food will last for 15 days. |