Three fat cats can eat three fat rats in three minutes. How long will it take for thirty three fat cats to eat sixty six fat rats?

Three fat cats can eat three fat rats in three minutes

Or, One fat cat can eat 3*3/3 = 3 fat rat in one minute

Or, 33 fat cats can eat 66 fat rats in 66*3/33 = 6 minutes.

Consequently, thirty three fat cats will eat sixty six fat rats in six minutes.

Edited on December 7, 2007, 6:05 am

Posted by K Sengupta on 2007-12-07 06:05:13