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3 monkeys can eat 8 bananas in 2 hours, how many bananas can 10 monkeys eat in 3 hours?

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3 monkeys eat 8 bananas in 2 hours.

3 monkeys eat 8 bananas in 2 hours, so the rate is 8 bananas / 2 hours = 4 bananas per hour.

10 monkeys would eat 4 bananas per hour

* 3 hours = 12 bananas per hour.

Therefore, 10 monkeys can eat 12 bananas in 3 hours.

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