document.write( "Question 395280: it takes 21 days for 21 chickens to lay 21 eggs, how many days will take 14 chickens to lay 14eggs? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #280537 by Edwin McCravy(20054)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! it takes 21 days for 21 chickens to lay 21 eggs, how many days will take 14 chickens to lay 14eggs?\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ">>...it takes 21 days for 21 chickens to lay 21 eggs...<<\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "That's one egg apiece, so it takes 21 days for each chickens to lay one egg\r\n" ); document.write( "apiece.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Therefore no matter how many chickens you have, each one of them will\r\n" ); document.write( "lay exactly one egg in 21 days.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So it's no different for the time required for 14 chickens to lay 14 eggs,\r\n" ); document.write( "21 chickens to lay 21 eggs, or 1000 chickens to lay 1000 eggs, or just 1 chicken\r\n" ); document.write( "to lay 1 egg. It will always take 21 days for each chicken to lay one egg.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "So the answer is 21 days.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin\n" ); document.write( " |