At first glance, this looks like a super easy question. Most people rush to answer because the numbers seem simple. But that\u2019s exactly where many get confused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The question says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If 3 boys can eat 3 burgers in 3 minutes, how many will 10 boys eat in 10 minutes?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A lot of people immediately throw out random numbers without stopping to think about the pattern. The trick is to figure out how fast each boy<\/strong> eats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If 3 boys eat 3 burgers in 3 minutes<\/strong>, that means together they eat 3 burgers in 3 minutes. So each boy eats 1 burger in 3 minutes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now let\u2019s use that same rate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 10 \u00d7 10\/3 = 100\/3 burgers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That equals:<\/p>\n\n\n\n 33\u2153 burgers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Final Answer:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 10 boys will eat 33\u2153 burgers in 10 minutes.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That\u2019s why this puzzle tricks so many people. People often assume the answer should be a neat whole number, but math doesn\u2019t always work that way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n