SOLUTION: If 5 hens can lay 24 eggs in 5 days how many days are needed for 8 hens to lay 20 eggs

Question 669809: If 5 hens can lay 24 eggs in 5 days how many days are needed for 8 hens to lay 20 eggs
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 5 hens can lay 24 eggs in 5 days how many days are needed for 8 hens to lay 20 eggs
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# of days is directly related to number of eggs and indirectly
related to # of hens.
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d = k*e/h
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Solve for "k" using "5 hens can lay 24 eggs in 5 days".
5 = k*24/5
k = 24/25
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Equation:
d = (24/25)e/h
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How many days are needed for 8 hens to lay 20 eggs?
d = (24/25)*20/8
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# of days = (60/25) = 12/5 = 2.4 days
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Cheers,
Stan H.

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