How long would it take 100 hens to hatch 100 eggs when 5 hens need 5 days to hatch 5 eggs?

Question

A chicken farmer has figured out that a hen and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half. How many hens does the farmer need to produce one dozen eggs in six days?

Answer 1

5 Days

As 5 Hens need 5 Days to hatch 5 Eggs, means 1 Hen need 5 days to hatch 1 egg.

Thus, 100 Hens to hatch 100 eggs need 5 days only.

Answer 2

5 days..............

Answer 3

5 days

5 hens/5 eggs=1 hen per egg
1 hen per egg/5 days=1/5 egg per hen per day
100 eggs/100 hens=1 egg per hen
1 egg per hen/1/5 egg per hen per day=5 days
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