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Puzzle ZSSR 



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If cat and a half can catch a mouse and a half in a day and a half how many mice can 3 cats catch in 3 days?

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Answer
Six mice.

  1.5 cats catch 1.5 mice in 1.5 days.

so

  1 cat catches 1 mouse in 1.5 days.

  1 cat catches 2 mice in 3 days.

Therefore

  3 cats catch 6 mice in 3 days.

 

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