1200 soldiers in a fort had enough food for 28 days After 4 days some soldiers were transferred to another - Maths - Comparing Quantities

Question

1200 soldiers in a fort had enough food for 28 days After 4 days
some soldiers were transferred to another fort and thus the food
lasted for an extra 32 days How many soldiers left the fort?

Gopal Mohanty · Accepted Answer

Hi!
Here is the answer to your question
Let x number of soldiers are transferred from the fort
after 4 days
After 4 days The food would last for 28 – 4 = 24 days
for 1200 soldiers
The given information can be represented as
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300 soldiers are transferred
Thus, the number of soldiers left in the fort = 1200 –
300 = 900
Hope! You got the answer
Cheers!

1200 soldiers in a fort had enough food for 28 days.After 4 days some soldiers were transferred to another fort and thus the food lasted for an extra 32 days .How many soldiers left the fort?