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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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He has 36*10 or 360 cow-days worth of food.
36%2A10=45%2AX
X=%2836%2A10%29%2F45=%289%284%2A10%29%29%2F%289%285%29%29
X=40%2F5=8
He can feed 45 cows for 8 days.