Question

a garrison of 900 men had provision for 24 days. if 15 students leave the hostel for how many days would the food provision last?

Answer 1

Answer :

A garrison of 900 men had provision for 24 days.
So,

1 Men had provision for 24 $\times$ 900

Therefore,

( 900 - 15 = 885 ) had provision for = $\frac{24\times 900}{885}=\frac{21600}{885}=\frac{1440}{59}=\mathbf{24}\frac{\mathbf{24}}{\mathbf{59}}\mathbf{}\mathbf{days}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{}\mathbf{(}\mathbf{}\mathbf{Ans}\mathbf{}\mathbf{)}$