Question

In a competition, 5 people can eat 20 steamed buns in 3 minutes 20 seconds.

Assuming that everyone consumes steamed buns at the same rate and that
the rate of consumption remains constant throughout the competition, find the
number of steamed buns 10 people can eat in 5 minutes.

Answer 1

60 buns

Explanation:

Assuming that the 5 people eat 20 steamed buns between them and not each, that is an average of 4 buns per person. this means that they eat one bun every 50 seconds. therefore, in 5 minutes one person can eat a total of 6 buns, meaning 10 people can eat 60.