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Suppose 7 monkeys take 7 minutes to eat 7 bananas (eating at the same rate).
(a) How many minutes would it take 4 monkeys to eat 4 bananas?
(b) How many monkeys would it take to eat 63 bananas in 63 minutes?
(a) How many minutes would it take 4 monkeys to eat 4 bananas?
(b) How many monkeys would it take to eat 63 bananas in 63 minutes?
Answer
They're all the same question:(a) It would take 7 minutes for 4 monkeys to eat 4 bananas; and
(b) it would take 7 monkeys 63 minutes to eat 63 bananas.
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