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  • 11-05-2018
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  • 13-05-2018
Let p represent the number of people originally in the fort. Then the quantity of provisions is 90p (person-days). The scenario can be described by
  90p = 20p +50(p+600)
  90p = 70p +30000 . . . . . . . eliminate parentheses
  20p = 30000 . . . . . . . . . . . . subtract 70p
  p = 1500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . divide by 100

There were originally 1500 people in the fort.
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