There is food for 800 men in a fortress for 30 days. After 10 days 400 more men join in. How long the food will last while food per man is 2/3 from before.
I listed ratios as following
Days Men Food
30 800 1 (all food)
x 1200 (+400) 2/3 (since 1/3 of food has been consumed already by 800 men)
30 : x :: 1200 : 800 inversely proportional
1 : 2/3 directly proportional
x * 1200 * 1 = 30 * 800 * (2/3)
x = 13.33
I get the answer while the book tells me it is 20.
I can figure out what I am doing wrong.
Suppose the daily ration starts at R per man. So there must be 24000R initially. After 10 days there is 16000R left. The number of men increases to 1200 or 40R/3 per man. The ration is reduced to 2R/3, so the food will last for 20 days.