document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1200124>Question 1200124</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 5 cats catch 5 rats in 5 minutes, how many cats are needed to catch 72 rats in 2 hours? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The method I personally find easiest to use on a problem like this is to consider how changing the number of rats and the amount of time changes the number of cats required.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "More rats means more cats are required, so 72 rats instead of 5 rats means multiply the number of cats required by 72/5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "More time means fewer cats are needed, so 2 hours (120 minutes) instead of 5 minutes means multiply the number of cats required by 5/120.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER: 3 cats<br><BR>\n" );
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