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If 3 cats catch 3 mice in 3 minutes, how long will it take 100 cats to catch 100 mice?

User Ymln
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Answer:

100 minutes

Explanation:

It takes each of the 3 cats about 1 minute to catch one mouse. If the same goes for the 100 cats, it will take them 100 minutes to catch 100 mice.

Hope that helps.

User Alanjds
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Answer:

3 min

Explanation:

These are all independent actions.

If you put 1 cat in a room with 1 mouse, it will take 3 min to catch the mouse.

If you put 2 cats in a room with 2 mice, they will act independently and it will take 3 min for each one to catch a mouse.

If you put 3 cats in a room with 3 mice, they will act independently and it will take 3 min for each one to catch a mouse.

If you put 100 cats in a room with 100 mice, they will act independently and it will take 3 min for each one to catch a mouse.

Each cat will finish at the same time — 3 min.

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