Answer to March 1, 2004 Problem |
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Chickens 'n' Eggs Problem |
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Solution to the Problem:
The answers are (a) 66 2/3 eggs, (b) 3/2 days, (c) 3/2 chickens.
If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half,
then one chicken can lay one egg in a day and a half.
So one chicken can lay 2/3 of an egg in a day.
(a): 1 chicken can lay 20/3 eggs in 10 days so
(b): 1 chicken can lay 2/3 egg in 1 day, so
(c): 1 chicken can lay 1 egg in 3/2 day, so |
1. Akash Patel | Columbus, Georgia |
2. Walt Arrison | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
3. John Funk | Ventura, California |
4. James Alarie | University of Michigan -- Flint Flint, Michigan |
5. Chris Maggiolo | Harrisonburg, Virginia |
6. R. Brian Ashley | Donalds, South Carolina |
7. Jeffrey Gaither | Winchester, Virginia |
8. David Wong | Winchester, Virginia |
9. Dave Smith | Toledo, Ohio |
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