2007-10-19 21:17:30 · 15 answers · asked by Mike B 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
It's a math question, not a zoology question but here goes:
6 monkeys, 6 bananas, 6 minutes. That means that on average each monkey consumed one banana in 6 minutes.
For any situation where you have N monkeys (who consume bananas at the same rate as our original group) eating N bananas, it will take 6 minutes.
1 monkey eating 1 banana = 6 minutes
1000 monkeys eating 1000 bananas = 6 minutes
2007-10-19 21:29:18 · answer #1 · answered by Scott B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 monkeys eat 6 bananas in 6 minutes
So 1 monkey will eat 6 bananas in 6 x 6=36 minutes
Which means that 1 monkey can eat 4 bananas in 36*4/6=24 minutes
Therefore 4 monkeys can eat 4 bananas in 24/4=6 minutes
2007-10-20 04:28:16 · answer #2 · answered by al 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6 min (never heard of a monkey taking 6 mins to eat a banana though)
2007-10-20 04:24:59 · answer #3 · answered by wrythought 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends:
If all six monkeys ate the bananas all at the same time then it would be six minutes for four monkeys too.
However, if the six monkeys ate the bananas one right after the other and so on, it would take four monkeys four minutes.
2007-10-20 04:23:59 · answer #4 · answered by suigeneris-impetus 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
6 min, if bananas are the same size and monkeys are just as hungry.
2007-10-20 04:44:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that they are all eating at the same time then the answer is 6 minutes.
2007-10-20 04:34:21 · answer #6 · answered by ANF 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if each monkey is eating only one banana
then
the time taken for 4 monkeyz will also be 6 minutezz
2007-10-20 04:26:11 · answer #7 · answered by zZE94 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why can't the other 2 monkeys have a banana?
2007-10-21 11:30:38 · answer #8 · answered by steve j 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it would still take 6 minutes as it takes each monkey 6 minutes to eat each bannanna.
2007-10-20 04:45:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
6 mins
2007-10-20 04:20:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋