.

27 Assuming it's a 12-hour clock, it will strike 1 time at 1, 2 times at 2, 3 times at 3, and so
on up through 12 times at 12. This makes 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9+10+11+12=78 times every
12 hours.

This repeats twice a day, so we have 78+78=156 times a day

There are 7 days in a week, so we have a total of 7×156=1,092 times in a week

.35 raw step simplified

Bill

Bob

Barry

Review the time sequence and who is working. The description is obscu
re but we might guess that the job begins with all three people worki
ng.
Bill+Bob+Barry work for 3 hours;
Barry stops, and
Bill+Bob work for 3+1/2 hours;
Bob stops, and

Bill works for some unknown t time in hours to do "2 signs they had
to do".

Again, this seems an obscure description, but seems like the amount
of work to do was to be 2 signs. The unit in the rate table is in
SIGN per HOUR. This should likely be the amount of job or work to
be done from the beginning.
Put the time sequence into an equation.

.29 Let's assume total food is

5700 * 66 units, this will last 66 days if all 5700 survived on one unit each day

If they lose 20 persons every other day, then the food requirement in succession will be
5700(1st day) + 5680(2nd day) + 5660(3rd day) +..... until it becomes equal to 5700*66

U can solve it using the arithmetic progression formula

 5700*66 = n/2 *(2*first term + (n-1)* differnce in soldiers)

It will be a quadratic equation

So it will last 76 days.

.30 man A set out from a certain point and travelled at the rate of 6 kph. After A had gone 2 hrs,
another man B set out to overtake him and went 4km the 1st hour, 5km for the second hour, 6 km
for the 3rd hour and so on gaining 1 km every hour. After how many hours will they be
together?

man A set out from a certain point and travelled at the rate of 6 kph.
After A had gone 2 hrs, another man B set out to overtake him and
went 4km the 1st hour, 5km for the second hour, 6 km for the 3rd hour
and so on gaining 1 km every hour.
After how many hours will they be together?
;
We know from the information given, that Man A has traveled 12 km when
Man B starts after him.
:
Let x = no. of hrs for B to catch A
x also = no. of km added to 4 km by the man B after x hrs
:
B's dist = A's dist

x( +4) = 6x + 12
 +4x = 6x + 12
multiply both sides by 2
x^2 - x + 8x = 12x + 24
combine like terms on the left
x^2 - x + 8x - 12x - 24 = 0

x^2 - 5x - 24 = 0
Factors to:
(x-8)(x+3) = 0
The positive solution
x = 8 hrs from the time B starts,they are together
:
:
Prove this by doing it the long way
Hr_A___B (add one km each hr)
1 18 km, 4 km
2 24 km, 9 km, added 5
3 30 km, 15 km, added 6
4 36 km, 22 km, added 7
5 42 km, 30 km, added 8
6 48 km, 39 km, added 9
7 54 km, 49 km, added 10
8 60 km, 60 km, added 11, same distance after 8 hrs