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Gone Fishing

catch this fish

You and five friends capture six fish in six minutes.
Question:
How many friends will you need to capture sixty fish in one hour?

Answer:

🎣 Step-by-step reasoning

1. Your group size
You + 5 friends = 6 people.

2. Your capture rate
Six people catch 6 fish in 6 minutes.

That means:
- In 6 minutes → 6 fish  
- In 1 minute → 1 fish  
- So the whole group catches 1 fish per minute.

3. How many fish in 60 minutes?
At 1 fish per minute:
- In 60 minutes → 60 fish

So your current group of 6 people already catches 60 fish in one hour.

4. How many friends do you need?
You need the same group size: 6 people total.

Since you are one of them:
- Friends needed = 5 friends

✅ Final answer: 5 friends

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