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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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let no of days for the fool to be last = `x`days
no of animals=`20+10=30`
acc to question
`20*6 = 30*x`
`120 = 30x`
`120/30 = x`
`x=4`days
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