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llowing each soldier five ounces of protein each day, an army of 600 soldiers has enough provisions for five weeks. With the same total amount of provisions, how many soldiers could be fed for 10 weeks if each soldier receives only three ounces of protein per day?

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Answer:

500

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Explanation:

Answer:

500

Explanation:

Each soldier requires 5 ounces of protein each day

total number of soldiers = 600

time = 5 weeks = 5 x 7 = 35 days

total Provision required = 600 x 5 x 35 ounces = 105000 ounces

Let the number of soldiers be P.

So, total provision = number of soldiers x time x protein required per soldier

105000 = P x 10 x 7 x 3

P = 500

Thus, the soldiers are 500.

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