Washing Machines
Algebra
Level
2
If 5 washing machines can wash 5 shirts in 5 minutes, how many shirts can 10 machines wash in 1 minute?
Hint: Before you answer, consider if your solution would make sense in real life.
The answer is 0.
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1 solution
If 5 washing machines can wash 5 shirts in 5 minutes, then 1 machine can wash 1 shirt in 5 minutes. Therefore, no matter how many machines we have, we can't wash a shirt in 1 minute.