More silly questions

[John T]

Since were all in the Christmas spirit tonight and asking fun but obvious questions yielding long threads, I will keep the fun going:

MY QUESTION

If it takes a chicken and a half a day and a half to lay and egg and a half HOW LONG WOIULD IT TAKE 3 CHICKENS TO LAY 3 EGGS

Its NOT a trick question use basic math disregard there's no such thing as a 1/2 chicken or 1/2 an egg lol

John T

 

[Patsdeere]

2 minutes.

At least if you start counting the time just before each lays one.

 

[deanostoybox]

One day

 

[Steve@Advance]

3 days.

1.5 chickens = 1.5 eggs in 1.5 days.

Cancel out the .5 across the equation, which equals 1 egg per chicken per day.

 

[john in la]

One day

If it takes 1.5 chickens to lay 1.5 eggs per day you are getting 1 egg per 1 chicken per day.

 

[john in la]

Yes I can not read english.
I missed it takes 1.5 days.
So let me try this again.

If 1.5 chickens lay 1.5 eggs in 1.5 days.
Then 3 chickens will lay 3 eggs in 1.5 days.

 

[billfromwisconsin]

I would say 1 1/2 days. 1 chicken and 1 egg in 1 1/2 days.

 

[paul]

1.5.

 

[Goose]

The way I heard it, it was if it takes a chicken and a half a day and a half to lay an egg and a half, how much BS does it take to grow 20 bananas on the flight deck of the USS Coral Sea?

The answer to that is one Congressman.

 

[Duner Wi]

One Day

 

[stevieb49829]

But how would they cross the road, IF they were busy laying 3 eggs in one day? And wouldn't the eggs come before the chicken, crossing the road, or not?

 

[farmerjohn]

The math comes out to be one chicken one day to lay one egg, but depending on how you read the question it takes each chicken three days to lay three eggs.

 

[DRussell]

5 minutes, in and out at the local grocery store.

 

[John T]

CONGRATULATIONS to John Bill and Paul, they agree with me

Heres why I think the answer is 1.5 days

If you have TWICE the chickens (1.5 x 2 = 3) why cant they lay TWICE the eggs (1.5 x 2 = 3)

IN THE SAME TIME IE 1.5 DAYS

Is 1.5 right and are my reasons valid or not ?????????

Merry CHRISTmas everyone

John T

 

[treeman53]

2.25 days

 

[JMOR]

Do you have a 1% egg meter?

 

[John T]

I think Fluke makes them ???

John T

 

[Crazy Horse]

I'm with you Duner. There is an old riddle that is similar .... If a carpenter can build a house in one day, how long does it take 3 carptenters to build 3 houses? The answer is one day. So here today we really have one chicken taking one day to lay one egg. So 3 chickens would get 3 eggs laid in one day as well. Makes sense to me. Was that your thinking?

 

[Greenpully]

Three hunters rented a cabin for $30.00 ($10.00 each). Owner told helper to return $5.00 to them.Hunters said it was too hard to divide $5.00 between three hunters. They asked for $1.00 each and to keep $2.00 for a tip. $10.00 minus $1.00 equals $9.00 times three equals $27.00 plus $2.00 tip equals $29.00. What happened to the other $1.00? To keep this tractorish, I have a John Deere 60 Lo seat & High seat tractors. Thank you, GP

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 09:56:06 12/17/22) Three hunters rented a cabin for $30.00 ($10.00 each). Owner told helper to return $5.00 to them.Hunters said it was too hard to divide $5.00 between three hunters. They asked for $1.00 each and to keep $2.00 for a tip. $10.00 minus $1.00 equals $9.00 times three equals $27.00 plus $2.00 tip equals $29.00. What happened to the other $1.00? To keep this tractorish, I have a John Deere 60 Lo seat & High seat tractors. Thank you, GP

hat is a word/mind game, not a math problem.

 

[Rich'sToys]

(quoted from post at 10:46:27 12/17/22)

(quoted from post at 09:56:06 12/17/22) Three hunters rented a cabin for $30.00 ($10.00 each). Owner told helper to return $5.00 to them.Hunters said it was too hard to divide $5.00 between three hunters. They asked for $1.00 each and to keep $2.00 for a tip. $10.00 minus $1.00 equals $9.00 times three equals $27.00 plus $2.00 tip equals $29.00. What happened to the other $1.00? To keep this tractorish, I have a John Deere 60 Lo seat & High seat tractors. Thank you, GP

hat is a word/mind game, not a math problem.

Yep. This one has been around for a while. We used to wrestle with this back when I was a kid.

But it's not an issue. The topic of the thread is "Silly questions", not "Math problems".