Question 45
MediumOriginal questionA school camp has food for 120 students for 25 days. After 5 days, 40 more students join. For how many more days will the remaining food last?
Show the answer and explanation
CorrectNot quiteAnswer B
Correct answer: B
Explanation
After 5 days the food left would feed 120 students for 20 days = student-days.
Now there are 160 students, so it lasts more days.
Worth noting
18.75 forgets the 5 days already used .
- Concept
- Men-days-food with a change midway
- Typical timeTypical
- 70 s
- Your timeYours
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