How many burgers?

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If one and a half boys, eat one and a half burgers in one and a half hours.

How many burgers can 9 boys eat in 3 hours ?

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    18

    More hours => more burgers.
    More boys => more burgers.

    The time become twice (3 hours / 1.5 hours).
    Boys become six times (9 / 1.5).

    Number of burgers = 2 * 6 * Original(1.5)
    = 18

    anikam Expert Answered on 21st August 2015.
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    While anikam’s answer is mathematically correct, he failed to take into account that after one and a half burgers, the boys were full and ate no more in the next one and a half hours.  Thus, the answer for nine boys is six.

    ThePrince Starter Answered on 27th January 2017.
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    Noticed a typing error as soon as I hit send.  Corrected answer appears below:

    While anikam’s answer is mathematically correct, he failed to take into account that after one and a half burgers, the boys were full and ate no more in the next one and a half hours.  Thus, the answer for nine boys is nine.  😉

    ThePrince Starter Answered on 27th January 2017.
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