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\n" ); document.write( "The 250 soldiers in a camp had enough food for forty days, After 10 days, 50 soldiers joined them. For how long will the remaining food last them? Solve using variation.
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Let S be number of soldiers, k = constant of variation, j = amount of food, and T = time 
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document.write( "k = 250(40), or 10,000\r
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document.write( "Let fraction consumed after 10 days, be j
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document.write( "j, or fraction consumed after 10 days = , or \r
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document.write( "With  of food consumed  remains, and 300 (250 + 50) soldiers are in camp
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document.write( "300T = 7,500 ------- Cross-multiplying
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document.write( "T, or time the remaining  of food will last = , or  days \n" );
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