If 3 cats can catch 3 mice in 3 minutes, how many cats are needed to catch 100 mice in 100 minutes?
3 cats
If 3 cats catch 3 mice in 3 minutes, that means the group of 3 cats catches 1 mouse per minute. Over 100 minutes, those same 3 cats will catch 100 mice.
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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