Question 131495: If 3 cats catch 3 rats in 3 minutes, how many cats will catch 100 rats in 100 minutes?
Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! If 3 cats catch 3 rats in 3 minutes, then 1 cat can catch 1 rat in the same 3 minutes, or put another way, a single cat can catch 1/3 of a rat per minute. So 1 cat can catch 33 1/3 rats in 100 minutes, so 3 cats can catch 100 rats in 100 minutes. Presuming, of course, that the cats don't run out of rats to catch or decide, in their own inimitiable way well before they have reached the goal of 100 rats that they have caught enough rats for one day thank you very much and I think I'll take a nap now. Remember, cats don't have owners, they have staff. Also, mathematics is a wonderful thing all by itself, but you must also temper your answers with a healthy dose of reality.
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