SOLUTION: If 1.5 chickens lay 1.5 eggs in 1.5 days, how many eggs do 9 chickens lay in 15 days?

Question 325078: If 1.5 chickens lay 1.5 eggs in 1.5 days, how many eggs do 9 chickens lay in 15 days?
Found 2 solutions by rfer, Alan3354:
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
15*9=135
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 1.5 chickens lay 1.5 eggs in 1.5 days,
--> 1.5 eggs/2.25 chicken-days
= 2/3 eggs per chicken per day.
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how many eggs do 9 chickens lay in 15 days?
(2/3)*9*15= 90 eggs
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