Question

Can you solve this riddle?
2 men catch 2 fish in 2 minutes. At this rate, how many men could catch 500 fish in 500 minutes​

Answer 1

Answer:

Answer: 2 men.

All you need to find is the rate for one man to catch whatever amount in 1 minute. After one minute, each man will have caught .5 fish (yes, it’s not really true, but it is mathematically sound as a rate). In two minutes, if each man catches another .5 fish each, they will have caught 2 total fish together.

Here’s the cool part: in order to reach 500 fish at 500 minutes, we would simply need to catch a fish a minute. If each man catches .5 a fish a minute, then that leaves us with the answer: 2.

Answer 2

2 men = catch 2 fish = 2 minutes

? men = catch 500 fish = 500 minutes

500 men = catch 500 fish = 500 minutes

500 men's is correct