A military garrison in a wild frontier has 600 men who have provisions to last 20 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks they are joined by another 300 men. How long will the provisions last?	Choose the correct choice from the following choices.
A) 13 1/3  B) 9 1/3  C) 11 3/3  D) 12 1/2  E) 12 3/4
Total provisions=600*20*7= 
<gadget id="calculator">600*20*7</gadget>
<output>84_000</output>
84000   Provisions used for in 6 weeks=6*7*600= 
<gadget id="calculator">6*7*600</gadget>
<output>25_200</output>
25200   remaining provisions=58800   remaining provisions need to be split between 900(600+300) people.   Number of provisions per person= 58800/900   we need to find the answer in terms of weeks=(58800/900)/7=9 1/3   Answer:9 1/3
<result>B</result>
A military garrison in a wild frontier has 600 men who have provisions to last 20 weeks. At the end of 6 weeks they are joined by another 300 men. How long will the provisions last?