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A farmer has enough food to feed 20 animals in his cattle for 6 days. How long would the food last if there were 10 more animals in his cattle?

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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 Mathematics Chapter 13
Important NCERT Questions
Direct and Inverse Proportions Chapter 8 Exercise 13.2
NCERT Books for Session 2022-2023
CBSE Board
Questions No: 5

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  1. Let the number of days be x. Total number of animals = 20 + 10 = 30
    Animals 20 30
    Days 6 x
    Here, the number of animals and the number of days are in inverse proportion.
    ∴ 20/30=x/6 ⇒ 30Xx=20×6 ⇒ x=20×6/30 = 4
    Hence, the food will last for four days.

    Class 8 Maths Chapter 11 Exercise 13.2 Solution in Video

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