document.write( "Question 1143029: It takes 3 cats 3 minutes to catch 3 mice. How many cats are needed to catch 99 mice in 99 minutes?
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document.write( "The rate of work of each cat in catching mice is   3 mice divided by 3 cats and 3 minutes, which is \r\n" );
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document.write( "     =  of the mouse per cat per minute.\r\n" );
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document.write( "For another scenarious, the rate of work per cat per minute is the same\r\n" );
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document.write( "     = .         (1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "where  x  is the unknown number of cats.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the proportion (1), you have, of course,  x = 3    cats.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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