document.write( "Question 1140233: If 6 foxes can catch 6 hens in 6 minutes.how many foxes will be needed to catch 60 hens in 60 minutes\r
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document.write( "In the first case, the rate of catching is    in terms of hens per fox per minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In the second case, the rate of catching is  .\r\n" );
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document.write( "These rates are assumed to be the same - it gives you an proportion\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = ,   or\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = .\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the last proportion,  x = 6.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  6 foxes.\r\n" );
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