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At RSM summer camp 100 students had enough food for a 30-days stay. After 2 days 40 new students joined the camp. After that 2 weeks passed and half of the students left the camp. How many additional days of food need to be ordered ?

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Answer:"no additional days of food need to be ordered."Step-by-step explanation:Suppose initial quantity of food is x unitsAssuming each student eats 1 unit of food per day,x = 30 * 100 = 3000 units of foodIn 2 days, food eaten:100 * 1 * 2 = 200 unitsSo food left after 2 days is Β 3000 - 200 = 2800 unitsNow, there are 140 students. They stay 2 weeks (14 days) - 2 = 12 more daysSo food eaten in 12 days:140 * 1 * 12 = 1680 unitsTHus, after total 14 days gone, the amount of food left is:2800 - 1680 = 1120 unitsHalf students left, so there are 70 students left for the last 16 days. How much food would they need?70 * 1 * 16 = 1120 unitsAnd there are exactly 1120 units left. So, no additional days of food need to be ordered.