Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
we know that
The simple interest formula is equal to
where
I is the Final Interest Value
P is the Principal amount of money to be invested
r is the rate of interest
t is Number of Time Periods
in this problem we have
substitute in the formula above
solve for t
Let be the amount of food needed for one man for one day. At the beginning, we have enough food for 400 men for 40 days, i.e.
After 10 days, the 400 men will have consumed
food, impliying that the food remaining is
If 200 more men join the garrison, there are now 600 men. Each of them requires food each day, and there are
units of food remaining. They will last
days.