If a chicken and a half can lay an egg and a half in a day and a half:
a) how many eggs can two chickens lay in two days? (hint, the answer is not two)
b) how many days will it take three chickens to lay a dozen eggs?
c) write an equation that relates c (chickens) e(eggs) and d(days).
d) in terms of c and e, write an equation for the output in 52 weeks.
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