Hens, eggs, days

If a hen and a half lay an egg and a half in a day and a half then how many hens will it take to lay six eggs in six days?



no of hens directly propotional to eggs and inversely propotional to days

x 1.5 6
--- = ----- x ----
1.5 6 1.5
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days eggs

x = 1.5


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