Hen and a Half

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If a hen and a half lay an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long will it take ten hens to lay ten eggs?

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	hens	eggs	days
	1½	1½	1½
So	3	3	1½	Double the hens and we double the eggs. So each hen lays one egg every 1½ days.
Therefore,	10	10	1½

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