SOLUTION: A chicken and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half.How many eggs do 12 chickens lay in 12days?

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Question 698753: A chicken and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half.How many eggs do 12 chickens lay in 12days?
Found 2 solutions by lynnlo, Alan3354:
Answer by lynnlo(4176) About Me  (Show Source):
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divide 18 by 1.5=8
THEN MULTIPLY
12DAYS X18EGGS=216EGGS LAYED BY 12 CHICKENS IN 12DAYS

Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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A chicken and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half.How many eggs do 12 chickens lay in 12days?
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1.5 eggs takes 1.5 ch * 1.5 days = 2.25 chicken-days
1 egg takes 2.25/1.5 = 1.5 chk-days/egg
12 chk * 12 days = 144 chk-days
144 chk-days/1.5 = 96 eggs