There were $500$ soldiers in a fort. They had enough food for $30 d a y s$ but $125$ soldiers were transferred to another fort. For how many days did the food last now?

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Solution

Step 1: Find the number of soldiers
Total numbers of soldiers in the fort = $500$
Number of soldiers transferred = $125$
Number of soldiers left after transfer = $500 - 125 = 375$
Step 2: Find Number of days
$500$ soldiers had for $30 d a y s$
$1$ soldiers had for $30 \times 500 = 15000 d a y s$ (less soldiers, more days)
$375$ soldiers had for $\frac{15000}{375} = 40 d a y s$ (more soldiers, less days)
Hence, the food last for $40 d a y s$ .

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