Question 1183868: Four people can eat 2 bags of food each weighing 20 kg in 24 days. How many people can eat 6 bags of food of the same weight in 36 days?. Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, greenestamps:Answer by josgarithmetic(39614) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! r, the rate at which 1 person consumes
2 and 6, the number of bags consumed in the description and question
n, how many people, for the question
This is the way I find easiest for solving this kind of problem....
Given:
4 people, 2 bags, 24 days
(1) Change the 2 bags to 6 bags, which increases the number of bags by a factor of 3; that means you need 3 times as many people:
12 people, 6 bags, 24 days
(2) Change the 24 days to 36 days, which increases the number of days by a factor of 3/2; that means you need 2/3 as many people:
8 people, 6 bags, 36 days
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