SOLUTION: Persons A, B and C each take 2 vitamin tablets a day while person D takes only 1 tablet a day. A full bottle of tablets lasts 24 days for all 4 of them. How many days will a full

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Question 296593: Persons A, B and C each take 2 vitamin tablets a day while person D takes only 1
tablet a day. A full bottle of tablets lasts 24 days for all 4 of them. How many days will a full bottle last if D also takes 2 tablets a day?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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four people consume 7 capsules a day.
it lasts for 24 days
total capsules in the bottle = 7*24 = 168 capsules.
if they consume 8 /day
the bottle will last for 168 / 8 = 21 days