Given:
Consider the complete question is "A field provides grazing for 18 sheep for 8 days. How many days grazing would it provide for 24 sheep?".
To find:
The number of days the field provides grazing for 24 sheep.
Solution:
We have,
If number of sheep = 18, then, number of days = 8.
If number of sheep = 24, then, number of days = x.
Now, the products of number of sheep and number of days are equal because they represent the total work done.
[tex]18\times 8=24\times x[/tex]
[tex]\dfrac{18\times 8}{24}=x[/tex]
[tex]\dfrac{144}{24}=x[/tex]
[tex]6=x[/tex]
Therefore, the field provides grazing for 24 sheep for 6 days.
