Selina L.

asked • 12/13/19

Three hens can lay three eggs in three days. In how many days can seven hens lay seven eggs?


1 Expert Answer

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Mark J.

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Selina... that is the last time I will use intuition! When I look at the problem with the first data, I get a proportionality constant of 1/3. From the second set of information, Eggs = (1/3)(# of days)(# of hens) or Days = 3(# of eggs)/(# of hens) or Days = 3(7)/(7) = 3 Good Job!
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