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If four kittens can catch four toys in four minutes …
… how many toys can twelve kittens catch in twelve minutes?
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Answer
36 toys.
Reasoning
Four kittens can catch four toys in four minutes,
so, one kitten can catch one toy in four minutes,
so, one kitten can catch three toys in twelve minutes,
so, twelve kittens can catch 36 toys in twelve minutes.