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The food stock in a cantonment having 1200 soldiers is enough to last for 30 days after 10 days another 300 new soldiers joined the same cantonment . For many more days will the remaining food stock last?

The food stock in a cantonment having 1200 soldiers is enough to last for 30 days after 10 days another 300 new soldiers joined the same cantonment . For many more days will the remaining food stock last? Correct Answer 20

Remaining days = 30 - 10 = 20 days For 1200 soldiers, the stock will last for 20 more days For 1 soldier, the stock will last for 20 x 1200 more days So, for (1200 + 300 = 1500) soldiers, the stock will last = 20 x 1200 / 1500 = 16 more days

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