MediumChicken Riddle
If it takes 5 microwaves 5 minutes to cook 5 chickens, how long does it take 100 microwaves to cook 100 chickens?
Riddle
If it takes 5 microwaves 5 minutes to cook 5 chickens, how long does it take 100 microwaves to cook 100 chickens?
Choose an answer
A.100 minutes
B.20 minutes
C.500 minutes
D.5 minutes. We can assume that one chicken is placed in each microwave and that each chicken takes 5 minutes to cook.
Hint: It's a 20-word phrase with 91 letters, starting with "5".
Answer
5 minutes. We can assume that one chicken is placed in each microwave and that each chicken takes 5 minutes to cook.
Why this is the answer
Each microwave cooks its own chicken in parallel, so the time per chicken stays 5 minutes no matter how many microwaves work at once.
This riddle is filed under Animal Riddles and rated Medium.