If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how many minutes does it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
5 minutes
If 5 machines make 5 widgets in 5 minutes, it means 1 machine makes 1 widget in 5 minutes. Therefore, 100 machines operating simultaneously will produce 100 widgets in the same 5-minute period.
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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