If 3 cats can kill 3 rats in 3 minutes, how long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 rats?
Common Wrong Answers
“100 minutes”
This answer assumes that more cats means a longer time to kill the same number of rats, which is incorrect. The riddle shows that the rate of killing remains constant regardless of the number of cats.
“30 minutes”
This guess suggests that with more cats, the time increases proportionally. However, since all cats can work simultaneously, the time remains the same regardless of the number of cats.
“10 minutes”
This answer implies that the increased number of cats leads to a faster rate of killing, which is not the case in this scenario. The riddle clearly establishes that the killing rate per cat does not change.
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