Question: If 10 spiders can catch 10 flies in 10 min, then how many flies can 200 spiders catch in 200 min?
Options:
A) 2000
B) 5000
C) 4000
D) 3000
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Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
- Let the required number of files be x.
More spiders, More flies [direct proportion]
More time, More flies [direct proportion]
$ . \begin{aligned} & Spider10\text{:}200 \\ & Time10:200 \\ \end{aligned} }::10:x $
$ \because $ $ (10\times 10\times x)=(200\times 200\times 10) $
$ \therefore $ $ x=\frac{200\times 200\times 10}{10\times 10}=4000files $