Respuesta :

He would lose at least 40 pencils.

Answer: He would lose 40 pencils in 60 days.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of days = 3

Number of lost pencils = 2

If the number of days = 60

Then, the number of lost pencils would be 'x'.

Since there is direct variation between number of days and number of lost pencils.

So, it would be

[tex]\dfrac{3}{2}=\dfrac{60}{x}\\\\3x=60\times 2\\\\x=\dfrac{120}{3}\\\\x=40[/tex]

Hence, he would lose 40 pencils in 60 days.