SOLUTION: if 3 chickens can lay a dozen eggs in 2 days, how many eggs can 5 chicken lay in 9days?

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Question 420042: if 3 chickens can lay a dozen eggs in 2 days, how many eggs can 5 chicken lay in 9days?
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if 3 chickens can lay a dozen eggs in 2 days, how many eggs can 5 chicken lay in 9 days?
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Find the number of chicken-days per egg
%283%2A2%29%2F12 = .5 chicken days per egg
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how many eggs can 5 chicken lay in 9 days
%289%2A5%29%2F.5 = 90 eggs