If a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, then how much time is needed for three hens to lay three eggs?

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George C.
Sep 1, 2017

A day and a half.

Explanation:

The conditions are not very real, since half a real chicken is not going to do much, let alone lay an egg. Neither is it possible for a chicken to lay half an egg.

That having been said...

Given that a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, if we have three hens (i.e. double the number of hens) but keep the same length of time then the number of eggs should be double, i.e. the #3# eggs we want.

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