ABC26GN3349 · Chain Rule

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Chain Rule · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:

If 5 spiders can catch five flies in five minutes,

Answer

SELF-PRACTICE — the source book printed no answer.

Nothing is invented here, so this question has no answer on record.

Explanation

Let the required number of flies be x. More spiders, More flies (Direct Proportion) More time, More flies (Direct Proportion) Spiders 5 : 100  : :5:x Minutes 5 : 100  \ 5 × 5 × x = 100 × 100 × 5  100 × 100 × 5  ⇔x=  5×5  = 2000.  

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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