Gargantua problem
Number Theory
Level
2
Mr Gargantua says 'Fe Fi Fo Fum' at the rate of once every 20 seconds. Baby Gargantua say 'Fe Fi Fo Fum' at the rate of only once every 25 seconds. If they work together, how many seconds will it take them to say that phrase 9 times?
The answer is 100.
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1 solution
Mr. Gargantua's rate is 1/20 of a phrase per second and Baby's rate is 1/25 of a phrase per second.