document.write( "Question 1185818: A canteen in an isolated mining town has enough food to feed 520 workers for 8 days. Another 312 workers arrive. How long will the food last now? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "The total food supply at the canteen is  520*8  units.\r\n" );
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document.write( "With 520 + 312 workers, it will be consumed in  \"%28520%2A8%29%2F%28520%2B312%29\" = 5 days.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In the short form, the setup equation is  \r\n" );
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document.write( "    520*8 = (520+312)*x,\r\n" );
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document.write( "where x is the number of days.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From this equation, you get  x = 5 days.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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