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Question : At a refugee camp, the food supplies were enough to feed 300 refugees for 45 days. But 60 more refugees joined after 15 days. For how many days would the rest of the food supplies last?

Option 1: 23 days

Option 2: 24 days

Option 3: 22 days

Option 4: 25 days


Team Careers360 16th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
Team Careers360 24th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 25 days


Solution : We know,
$M_1D_1= M_2D_2$
Where $M_1$ and $M_2$ are persons and $D1$ and $D_2$ are days.
According to the question,
$300×(45-15)=(300+60)×D_2$
⇒$D_2=\frac{300×30}{360}=25$ days
Hence, the correct answer is 25 days.

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