SOLUTION: Dear tutor, Please help me solve this question; A man has 36 cows and has enough food to feed them for ten days. If he brings 9 more cows,how long will the food last if the cow

Question 312001: Dear tutor,
Please help me solve this question;
A man has 36 cows and has enough food to feed them for ten days. If he brings 9 more cows,how long will the food last if the cows eat at the same time?
Thank you in advance..
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
He has 36*10 or 360 cow-days worth of food.

He can feed 45 cows for 8 days.
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