SOLUTION: Three chickens in three days laid three eggs. How many eggs will be laid by six chickens in six days.

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Question 30905This question is from textbook Interest Rate Modelling
: Three chickens in three days laid three eggs. How many eggs will be laid by six chickens in six days. This question is from textbook Interest Rate Modelling

Answer by longjonsilver(2297) About Me  (Show Source):
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i guess we have the following approach:

3 chickens in 3 days lay 3 eggs, so
1 chicken in 3 days lays 1 egg
1 chicken in 1 day lays 1/3 egg.

So,
6 chickens in 1 day lay 6(1/3) --> 2 eggs
6 chickens in 6 days lay 6*2 --> 12 eggs.

jon