document.write( "Question 712437: At a winter camp, there is sufficient food to last for 12 days for 20 students. After 3
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document.write( "days, 10 more students join the camp. For how many days will the food last now? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #437952 by josgarithmetic(39617)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 9 days left to go, with 10 more students, the consumption rate is 50% FASTER. This is and intuition suggests 6 days. The now 30 students will finish the food remaining in 6 days instead of 9 days.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also there is rate time job relationship. The job is consuming the remaining 9-day food. \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Count Students______rate_________days_________job \n" ); document.write( "20 students_________1/9__________9____________1 \n" ); document.write( "30 students________1.5/9________( 6 )_________1\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |