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If three men can chop down three trees in three hours, how many men will it take to chop down six trees in six hours?
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THREE MEN. THE THREE MEN CHOP DOWN THREE TREES IN THREE HOURS. THE SAME THREE MEN CHOP DOWN THREE MORE TREES IN ANOTHER THREE HOURS. THIS GIVES A TOTAL OF SIX TREES IN SIX HOURS WITH THREE MEN
YOU NEED TO TAKE OUT THREE SOCKS. TO HAVE A MATCHING PAIR, YOU NEED TO TAKE 2 SOCKS THAT ARE OF THE SAME COLOR. WHEN YOU TAKE 3 SOCKS, 2 OF THE SOCKS WILL BE OF THE SAME COLOR
62.5 GRAMS THE SMALLER BRICK IS NOT ONLY FOUR TIMES SHORTER THAN THE FIRST ONE, BUT IT IS ALSO FOUR TIMES NARROWER AND FOUR TIMES LOWER AND THEREFORE THE RATIO OF THE VOLUME AND WEIGHT IS 4 X 4 X 4 = 64 TIMES. SO 4KG/64 = 62.5 GRAMS
12 CHESTNUT TREES. THERE ARE 6 CHESTNUT TREES ON EACH SIDE. THE TREES ARE POSITIONED 0 YARDS, 6 YARDS, 12 YARDS, 18 YARDS, 24 YARDS AND 30 YARDS FROM THE START OF THE STREET
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