Q86

If 3 foxes eat 3 eggs in 3 minutes, how many minutes will it take for 5 foxes to eat 15 eggs?

Here’s the solution to the riddle:

If 3 foxes eat 3 eggs in 3 minutes, that means each fox eats 1 egg in 3 minutes.

Now, if we have 5 foxes and 15 eggs, we can think about it in terms of individual foxes eating eggs. Each fox still eats 1 egg in 3 minutes. So, for 5 foxes to eat 15 eggs:

• Each fox will eat 1 egg in 3 minutes.
• Since there are 5 foxes, each of the 5 foxes will eat 3 eggs (because 15 eggs divided by 5 foxes equals 3 eggs per fox).

Therefore, the time it takes for one fox to eat 3 eggs is:

• 3 eggs per fox * 3 minutes per egg = 9 minutes.

So, it will take 5 foxes 9 minutes to eat 15 eggs.