Cuthbert Grant and the Battle of Seven Oaks

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In 1812, Cuthbert Grant ran a small North West Company post on the Qu'Appelle River. He was 19.

The pemmican is packed in rawhide bags. Now help Grant get it to the canoe brigades!

Pemmican, packed and ready

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A crew leaves Grant's post with 3 bags of pemmican — about 270 pounds — and eats about 9 pounds a day.

The food left follows a pattern: F = 270 − 9d, where d is days of travel. Will it last?

3 bags ≈ 270 lb