Suppose 5 monkeys take 5 minutes to eat 5 bananas.
1.How many minutes would it take 4 monkeys to eat 4 bananas?
2.How many monkeys would it take to eat 15 bananas in 15 minutes?

• 1.How many minutes would it take 4 monkeys to eat 4 bananas?
  
  ==> 5 minutes would take 4 monkeys to eat 4 bananas.
  
  2.How many monkeys would it take to eat 15 bananas in 15 minutes?
  
  ==> 5 monkeys would take to eat 15 bananas in 15 minutes.
  
  Note:
  1.
  5monkey take 5minutes to eat 5 bananas means,
  1monkey also take 5minutes to eat 1 banana.
  
  So, 5minutes would take 4monkeys to eat 4 bananas.
  
  2.
  1monkey eat 1banana in 5minute means,
  1monkey eat 3banana in 15minutes.
  
  S0, 5monkey eat 15bananas in 15minutes.[Each eat 3bananas]
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• In both condition they will take 5 minutes.
  Because its not mention that each monkey will eat banana in one min ie to one after another.
  Every single monkey is taking 5 min to single banana
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