The daily consumption of rice in a hostel with 240 students in 12 kg. Find the consumption of rice if the number of students is reduced to 170.

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The daily consumption of rice in a hostel with $240$ students in $12$ kg

The daily consumption of rice in a hostel with $170$ students in $\frac{12 \times 170}{240}$ kg $= 8.5$ kg

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The daily consumption of rice in a hostel with 240 students in 12 kg. Find the consumption of rice if the number of students is reduced to 170.

The daily consumption of rice in a hostel with 240 students in 12 kg The daily consumption of rice in a hostel with 170 students in 12×170240 kg =8.5 kg

The daily consumption of rice in a hostel with $240$ students in $12$ kg

The daily consumption of rice in a hostel with $170$ students in $\frac{12 \times 170}{240}$ kg $= 8.5$ kg