If 100 cats kill 100 mice in 100 days, then 4 cats would kill 4 mice in how many days?
Let $$M$$Â be the total number of mice killed, $$c$$Â be the number of cats, $$i$$Â be the number of days and $$e$$Â be the average number of mice killed by one cat in one day.
The number of mice killed is proportional to both the number of cats and the number of days.
=> $$m=ice$$
Substituting $$M=100$$, $$i=100$$Â and $$c=100$$Â into this equation, we find :
=> $$100=100 \times 100 \times e$$
=> $$e=\frac{1}{100}$$
Thus, Â substituting $$M=4$$ , $$c=4$$Â and $$e=\frac{1}{100}$$Â to get:
=> $$4=i \times 4 \times \frac{1}{100}$$
=> $$i=100$$ days
=> Ans - (D)
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