If 40 honey bees make 40 grams of honey in 40 days, then 1 honey bee will make 1 gram of honey in ...

If 40 honey bees make 40 grams of honey in 40 days, then 1 honey bee will make 1 gram of honey in how many days?

Quiz

Answer/Solution

40

Steps/Work

Explanation :
Let the required number days be x.
Less honey bees, More days (Indirect Proportion)
Less honey, Less days (Direct Proportion)
Honey bees 1 : 40 :: 40 : x
Honey 40 : 1
=> 1 x 40 x x = 40 x 1 x 40
=> x = 40.
Answer : C

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If honey bees make grams of honey in days, then honey bee will make gram of honey in how many days?

Calculated Answer

40

Step by Step Solution

In order to solve problem, you must evaluate n3 / (n3 / n0).

n0 =40
n1 =40
n2 =40
n3 =1
n4 =1