If 2 typists can type 2 pages in 2 minutes, how many typists are required to type 20 pages in 20 minutes?
2 typists
If 2 typists type 2 pages in 2 minutes, those 2 typists working together type 1 page per minute. Over 20 minutes, those same 2 typists will complete 20 pages.
About this riddle
Logic riddles give you a few facts and ask what must be true. List what you know, cross out what cannot be, and see what is left.
Difficulty: Easy. More like this: Logic riddles with answers or try Einstein's Logic Grid for a different kind of puzzle.
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