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Question Number 181484 by Linton last updated on 25/Nov/22

$$Ifahenandahalf$$$$layaneggandahalf$$$$inadayandahalf$$$$howmanyeggswould$$$$onehenlayinone$$$$day?$$

Commented by MJS_new last updated on 25/Nov/22

$$\left(1\right)\mathrm{I}{\mathrm{don}}^{\prime }\mathrm{t}\mathrm{think}\mathrm{half}\mathrm{hens}\mathrm{lay}\mathrm{eggs}\mathrm{at}\mathrm{all}.$$$$\left(2\right)\mathrm{I}{\mathrm{don}}^{\prime }\mathrm{t}\mathrm{think}\mathrm{hens}\mathrm{lay}\mathrm{half}\mathrm{eggs}.$$$$\Rightarrow$$$$\mathrm{I}\mathrm{think}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{half}\mathrm{hen}\mathrm{is}\mathrm{in}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{fridge}\mathrm{or}\mathrm{maybe}$$$$\mathrm{in}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{pot}\mathrm{while}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{whole}\mathrm{hen}\mathrm{obviously}\mathrm{lays}$$$$\mathrm{one}\mathrm{egg}\mathrm{per}\mathrm{day}.$$

Commented by Frix last updated on 25/Nov/22

$$\mathrm{Another}\mathrm{nice}\mathrm{question}:$$$$\mathrm{If}\mathrm{one}\mathrm{car}\mathrm{starts}\mathrm{at}9\mathrm{a}.\mathrm{m}.\mathrm{and}\mathrm{needs}2\mathrm{hours}$$$$\mathrm{to}\mathrm{drive}250\mathrm{kilometres}\mathrm{then}\mathrm{how}\mathrm{long}\mathrm{will}$$$$\mathrm{it}\mathrm{take}\mathrm{two}\mathrm{and}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{half}\mathrm{cars}\mathrm{to}\mathrm{drive}625\mathrm{km}$$$$\mathrm{when}\mathrm{they}\mathrm{start}\mathrm{at}10:30\mathrm{p}.\mathrm{m}.?$$

Commented by MJS_new last updated on 25/Nov/22

$$\mathrm{and}\mathrm{how}\mathrm{many}\mathrm{cars}\mathrm{will}\mathrm{you}\mathrm{need}\mathrm{to}\mathrm{travel}$$$$2000\mathrm{miles}\mathrm{from}6:45\mathrm{in}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{morning}\mathrm{within}$$$$5:15\mathrm{hours}\mathrm{to}\mathrm{reach}\mathrm{home}\mathrm{at}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{moment}$$$$\mathrm{the}\mathrm{half}\mathrm{hen}\mathrm{is}\mathrm{prepared}\mathrm{for}\mathrm{dinner}?$$

Commented by mr W last updated on 26/Nov/22

$$thequestionmakessensestatistically.$$$$thenahenlays\frac{2}{3}eggsinaday.$$$$worldwideeachwomanbears$$$$2.39children.$$

Commented by MJS_new last updated on 26/Nov/22

$$\mathrm{of}\mathrm{course}\mathrm{I}\mathrm{know}\mathrm{this}.\mathrm{but}\mathrm{as}\mathrm{someone}\mathrm{said},$$$$‘‘\mathrm{rhere}\mathrm{are}\mathrm{small}\mathrm{lies},\mathrm{big}\mathrm{lies}\mathrm{and}\mathrm{then}\mathrm{there}$$$$\mathrm{are}{\mathrm{statistics}}^{″}.$$$$\mathrm{we}\mathrm{learn}\mathrm{for}\mathrm{life}\mathrm{not}\mathrm{for}\mathrm{school},\mathrm{so}\mathrm{we}\mathrm{should}$$$$\mathrm{learn}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{truth}:\mathrm{half}\mathrm{hens}\mathrm{lay}\mathrm{no}\mathrm{eggs},\mathrm{but}2$$$$\mathrm{cars}\mathrm{are}\mathrm{faster}\mathrm{than}1\mathrm{car}\mathrm{if}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{drivers}\mathrm{are}$$$$\mathrm{both}\mathrm{male}\mathrm{and}3\mathrm{workers}\mathrm{need}\mathrm{more}\mathrm{than}1/3$$$$\mathrm{of}\mathrm{the}\mathrm{time}1\mathrm{worker}\mathrm{would}\mathrm{need}.$$$$\mathrm{plus}{\mathrm{it}}^{\prime }\mathrm{s}\mathrm{more}\mathrm{fun}\mathrm{to}\mathrm{answer}\mathrm{in}\mathrm{this}\mathrm{way}.$$

Commented by Linton last updated on 26/Nov/22

$$showworking$$$$usedimensionsal$$$$analysis$$

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