SOLUTION: if a hen and a half lay an egg and a half, in a day and a half, how many eggs are laid by six hens in six days? show work to explain answer

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Question 657793: if a hen and a half lay an egg and a half, in a day and a half, how many eggs are laid by six hens in six days? show work to explain answer
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.5 hens, 1.5 eggs, 1.5 days
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The same number of hens lay 4 times
as many eggs in 4 times as many days
1.5 hens, 6 eggs, 6 days
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4 times as many hens will lay 4 times as many
eggs in the same number of days
6 hens lay 24 eggs in 6 days