Question 1203661
an assumption here has to be that all hens lay eggs at the same rate.
rate * time * participants = quantity.
the time is 2 days.
the quantity is 2 eggs.
the participants are 2 hens.
rate * time * participants = quantity becomes rate * 2 * 2 = 2.
solve for rate to get rate = 2/4 = 1/2 egg per day per hen.
when you have 6 hens, the formula becomes 1/2 * 2 * 6 = x, with x being the number of eggs laid.
solve for x to get x = 6
this suggests that 6 hens will lay 6 eggs in 2 days.
another way of looking at this, always assuming that all hens lay eggs at the same rate, is:
2 hens lay 2 eggs in 2 days.
6 hens is 3 * 2 hens, therefore 6 hens will lay 3 * 2 eggs in 2 days = 6 eggs.