A military garrison in a wild frontier has 600 men who have provisions to last 25 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks they are joined by another 300 men. How long will the provisions last?
Options:
A) 13 1/3  B) 12 1/3  C) 38  D) 36  E) 12 3/4
Total provisions=600*25*7= 
<gadget id="calculator">600*25*7</gadget>
<output>105_000</output>
105000   Provisions used for in 6 weeks=6*7*600= 
<gadget id="calculator">6*7*600</gadget>
<output>25_200</output>
25200   remaining provisions=79800   remaining provisions need to be split between 900(600+300) people.   Number of provisions per person= 79800/900   we need to find the answer in terms of weeks=(79800/900)/7=38   Answer:38
<result>C</result>
A military garrison in a wild frontier has 600 men who have provisions to last 25 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks they are joined by another 300 men. How long will the provisions last?