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6 cows can graze a field in 28 days. How long would 14 cows take to graze the same field?

More the number of cows, lesser the days required to graze a field. So, it is an inverse proportion.


Let the required no. of days be x.


⇒ 6 × 28 = 14 × x


⇒ x = = 12 days


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