It takes 10 minutes to fry one steak -- 5 minutes from each side. Two steaks can fit on a pan. What is the shortest possible time to fry 3 steaks?
Common Wrong Answers
“20 minutes”
This guess assumes that each steak must be cooked separately, which is not efficient since two steaks can fit on the pan at the same time.
“30 minutes”
This guess incorrectly assumes that frying each steak requires a full 10 minutes on both sides sequentially, not utilizing the ability to cook two steaks at once.
“10 minutes”
This guess assumes that all steaks can be cooked simultaneously in the time it takes to cook just one, which ignores the need to cook each side.
Similar Riddles
Riddles you might also enjoy
You have two ropes. Each rope takes one hour to burn. These ropes are not identical, nor are they uniform; i.e. it does not necess...
You want to boil a two-minute egg. If you only have a three-minute timer (hourglass), a four-minute timer and a five-minute timer...
You have two ropes. Each rope can burn in exactly one hour. The ropes are not of the same length or width. Both ropes are also not...
If 3 cats can kill 3 rats in 3 minutes, how long will it take 100 cats to kill 100 rats?