The Hen and the Egg

A hen and a half lays an egg and a half in a day and a half. How many eggs does one hen lay in one day?

Answer

23 of an egg.

If 1.5 hens lay 1.5 eggs in 1.5 days, it must be that one hen would lay one egg in the same time period: 1.5 days. Now, if one hen lays one egg in 1.5 days, it means that one hen would lay only 23 of an egg in one day.

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