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1.5 hens can lay 1.5 eggs in 1.5 days
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\n" ); document.write( "Twice as many hens will lay twice as many
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\n" ); document.write( "3 hens can lay 3 eggs in 1.5 days
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\n" ); document.write( "1/3 as many hens can lay 1/3 as many eggs
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\n" ); document.write( "1 hen can lay 1 egg in 1.5 days
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\n" ); document.write( "by the same reasoning,
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\n" ); document.write( "The same number of hens can lay 4 times
\n" ); document.write( "as many eggs in 4 times as many days, so
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\n" ); document.write( "7 hens can lay 28 eggs in 6 days
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