Puzzle 109
What is the next number in this sequence:
100 · 365 · 24 · 60 · ?
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The answers are related to time.
Answer
60.
The numbers represent 100 years in a century, 365 days in a year, 24 hours in a day, 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in an minute.
Puzzle 111
What occurs twice in a lifetime, but once in every year.
Twice in a week but never in a day?
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Answer the questions asked.
Puzzle 112
If 5 cats can catch 5 rats in 5 minutes …
… how many cats do you need to catch 100 rats in 100 minutes?
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How many rats can one cat catch in 5 minutes?
Answer
5.
5 cats can catch 5 rats in 5 minutes.
So
1 cat can catch 1 rat in 5 minutes.
1 cat can catch 2 rats in 10 minutes.
1 cat can catch 20 rats in 100 minutes.
Therefore
5 cats can catch 100 rats in 100 minutes.
