SOLUTION: 5 spiders catch 5 flies every 5 minutes.How many spiders does it take to catch 100 flies in 100 minutes at the same rate? Please provide formula for finding out the answer.

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Question 176773: 5 spiders catch 5 flies every 5 minutes.How many spiders does it take to catch 100 flies in 100 minutes at the same rate?
Please provide formula for finding out the answer.
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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if 5 spiders catch 5 flies every 5 minutes
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at the same rate
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the same amount of 5 spiders also catch 100 flies in 100 minutes