SOLUTION: A shop has enough food to feed 520 people for 8 days. 312 more people arrive. How long will the food last now?
Algebra.Com
Question 257625: A shop has enough food to feed 520 people for 8 days. 312 more people arrive. How long will the food last now?
Found 2 solutions by shahbazn, Alan3354:
Answer by shahbazn(6) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5 days
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A shop has enough food to feed 520 people for 8 days. 312 more people arrive. How long will the food last now?
520*8 = 4160 person-days of food
-----------------
4160/(520+312) = 5
5 days
RELATED QUESTIONS
A canteen in an isolated mining town has enough food to feed 520 workers for 8 days.... (answered by ikleyn,greenestamps,josgarithmetic)
A fort has enough provisions to feed everyone in it for 90 days. After 20 days, 600 more... (answered by ikleyn,greenestamps)
Twenty five men have enough food for 100 days. twenty days later five more men arrive at... (answered by josgarithmetic)
A naval detachment has enough rations to feed fifteen people for 8 days. If five more... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
Dear tutor,
Please help me solve this question;
A man has 36 cows and has enough food (answered by Fombitz)
In a camp, there was enough food to feed 2000 people on equal rations for 90 days. After... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A famer is trying to decide what to do with his livestock on his farm. He is thinking... (answered by stanbon)
A construction crew of 150 men has enough food for 9 days. How many days will the food... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)
A group of 12 girl scouts had enough food to last for 8 days when they arrived in camp.... (answered by checkley77)