Suppose 6 monkeys take 6 minutes to eat 6 bananas. 1. How many minutes would it take 2 monkeys to eat 2 bananas?

To solve this question, we can set up a proportion to find the number of minutes it would take 2 monkeys to eat 2 bananas.

Let's assume that the rate at which monkeys eat bananas is constant. We can say that the ratio of monkeys to bananas is equal to the ratio of minutes taken to eat the bananas.

We are given that: 6 monkeys take 6 minutes to eat 6 bananas.

So, the ratio of monkeys to bananas is 6:6 and the ratio of minutes taken to eat the bananas is 6:6.

Now, we can set up a proportion:

$\frac{6 \text{ monkeys}}{6 \text{ bananas}} = \frac{2 \text{ monkeys}}{2 \text{ bananas}}$

Simplifying the proportion:

$\frac{6}{6} = \frac{2}{x}$

Cross-multiplying:

$6x = 12$

Dividing both sides by 6:

$x = 2$

Therefore, it would take 2 monkeys to eat 2 bananas in 2 minutes.

The correct answer is A) 2.

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