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if it takes five machines five minutes to make five widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?

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Answer:

5 minutes

Explanation:

Given:
It takes five machines five minutes to make five widgets

Let's first determine how much time it takes one machine to make one widget

  • 5 machines -> 5 widgets -> 5 minutes

1 machine will take 5 times as long to make 5 widgets

  • 1 machine -> 5 widgets-> 5 * 5 minutes
    1 machine -> 5 widgets-> 25 minutes

Therefore for 1 machine to make 1 widget it will take 1/5th of the time

  • 1 machine -> 1 widget -> 5 minutes


To make 100 widgets, 1 machine will take 5 x 100 minutes or 500 minutes

  • 1 machine -> 100 widgets -> 500 minutes

If we use 100 machines this time will be reduced by 100

  • 100 machines -> 100 widgets -> 5 minutes


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