Another Math Quiz

John T · Sep 9, 2012

This is NOT a trick question, the answer is simple, it just sounds tricky:

If it takes a chicken and a half a day and a half to lay an egg and a half, how long would it take for three chickens to lay 3 eggs?????

John T (PS Ive posted this a few times before, but the math question below made me re post)

Zachary Hoyt · Sep 9, 2012

I remember one other time when you posted this. I have asked it of some people and had fun watching their reactions.
Zach

Bill Brackemyer · Sep 9, 2012

1 day

Mike (WA) · Sep 9, 2012

According to my dad, you got the question wrong. I always heard it- If a hen and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half, how long would it take a rooster setting on a sawdust pile to hatch out a 2 by 4?

Indiana Ken · Sep 9, 2012

Okay I'll bit:

If I add another one and a half chickens that would give me three chickens and I should get another egg and a half every day and a half.

Therefore a day and half to lay three eggs.

Nebraska Kirk · Sep 9, 2012

Bill has it right, one day.

Old Iowa · Sep 9, 2012

I say shot two of the chickens and then the other will get with the program. I bet that you get an egg a day per chicken. LMAO

farmer boy · Sep 9, 2012

If 1.5 chickens can lay 1.5 eggs in 1.5 days then 3 chickens can lay 3 eggs in 1.5 days.

ss55 · Sep 9, 2012

I think farmerboy got ir right, because: Twice as many chickens (3) would lay twice as many eggs (3) in the same length of time (1.5 days).

John T · Sep 10, 2012

Farmer got it right, twice as many (3) chickens can lay twice as many (3) eggs IN THE SAME TIME OF 1.5 DAYS

John T

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