<PRE><B>Question 961647</B>
1.5 hens can lay 1.5 eggs in 1.5 days
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Twice as many hens will lay twice as many
eggs in the same amount of time, so
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3 hens can lay 3 eggs in 1.5 days
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1/3 as many hens can lay 1/3 as many eggs
in the same amount of time
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1 hen can lay 1 egg in 1.5 days
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by the same reasoning,
7 hens can lay 7 eggs in 1.5 days
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The same number of hens can lay 4 times
as many eggs in 4 times as many days, so
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7 hens can lay 28 eggs in 6 days
 
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