A fort had provision of food for 150 men for 60 days. After 10 days, 25 men left the fort. The number of days for which the remaining food will last, is: Choose the correct choice from the following answers.
A) 29 1/5 B) 37 1/4 C) 42 D) 54 E) 60
After 10 days : 150 men had food for 50 days.   Suppose 125 men had food for x days.   Now, Less men, More days (Indirect Proportion)   Therefore 125 : 150 :: 50 : x &lt;=&gt; 125 x x = 150 x 50   =&gt; x =150 x 50/125   =&gt; x = 60.   Correct answer is 60
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A fort had provision of food for 150 men for 60 days. After 10 days, 25 men left the fort. The number of days for which the remaining food will last, is: