If it takes 5 machines 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, how long would it take 100 machines to make 100 widgets?
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If 5 machines take 5 minutes to make 5 widgets, it means each individual machine takes 5 minutes to make 1 widget. Therefore, running 100 machines simultaneously for 5 minutes will produce 100 widgets.