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A farmer has enough feeds for 72 chickens for 14 days. If he sells 16 chicken,
how long will the feeds last?​


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Answer:

18 days

Step-by-step explanation:

If he sells 16 chickens out of 72 chickens, he will be left with 56 chickens.

Thus,

[tex]\rm72:56 = n:14[/tex]

Write it in fraction form

[tex]\rm\frac{72}{56} = \frac{n}{14}[/tex]

Cross multiply

[tex]\rm{72(14) = 56n}[/tex]

[tex]\rm1008 = 56n[/tex]

[tex]\rm{n = \frac{1008}{56}[/tex]

[tex]\boxed{\rm{n=18}}[/tex]

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