SOLUTION: if it takes 100 chicken 16 days to eat a sock of corn. how much days will it take 80 chicken to eat a sock of corn.

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Question 862701: if it takes 100 chicken 16 days to eat a sock of corn. how much days will it take 80 chicken to eat a sock of corn.
Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Set up aproportion:
+100+%2F+16+=+80+%2F+d+
Multiply both sides by +16d+
+100d+=+16%2A80+
+100d+=+1280+
+d+=+12.8+
It will take 12.8 days

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!

if it takes 100 chicken 16 days to eat a sock of corn. how much days will it take 80 chicken to eat a sock of corn.


Number of chickens and time to eat the corn vary INDIRECTLY or INVERSELY

Therefore, 80 chickens will take highlight_green%2820%29 days to eat the corn

You can do the check!! 



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