SOLUTION: if the rations for 24 scouts can last them for 12 days how long will it take if 8 scouts join them in the first day
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Question 934147: if the rations for 24 scouts can last them for 12 days how long will it take if 8 scouts join them in the first day
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x time rations will last if 8 scouts join them in the first day:
Hint: Inversely proportional
24•12 = 32x
24•12/32 = x = 9 days
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