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Answer This Riddle for Fun and I Will Give Brainliest:

Riddle: If a hen and a half lays an egg and a half, in a day and a half, how many eggs will half a dozen hens lay in half a dozen days?

Please explain the answer!

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2 Dozen, 24.

The number of hens has increased from 1.5 to 6 (4 times more) and the number of days has increased from 1.5 to 6, (also 4 times more) The effect is cumulative therefore the number of eggs that will be later will be 16 times more.

24, 2 dozen
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Answer:

2 dozen or 24.

The number of hens was increased from 1.5 to 6 (4 times more) and the number of days was increased from 1.5 to 6 (also 4 times more). The effect is cumulative, thus the amount of eggs that will be layed will be 16 times more (i.e. 24 instead of 1.5).

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