Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

If one and a half hens lay one and a half eggs in one and a half days, how many eggs does one hen lay in one day?

  1. 1 hen in 1 day will lay one egg

  2. 1 hen in 1 day will lay half egg

  3. 1 hen in 1 day will lay two-thirds of an egg

  4. 1 hen in 1 day will lay one-third of an egg
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Set up a proportion: 1.5 hens lay 1.5 eggs in 1.5 days. One hen alone would take 1.5 days to lay 1 egg. In one day, one hen lays 1/1.5 = 2/3 of an egg. This is a classic rate problem.

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