Answer:
8 chickens
Step-by-step explanation:
Firstly, we need to know the number of eggs produced by a single chicken in 24 hours.
Since 2 chickens produce 6 eggs in 24hours, this means 1 chicken will produce 3 eggs in 24 hours.
Now, we need 24 eggs to be produced. Since the time is the same 24hours, meaning time is constant, the number of chickens required to produce 24 eggs will be 24/3 = 8 chickens
Hence, we can say that 8 chickens will produce 24eggs in 24 hours
1/2 = 0.5
12 & 1/2 = 12 + 1/2 = 12 + 0.5 = 12.5
4 & 1/2 = 4 + 1/2 = 4 + 0.5 = 4.5
Refer to the diagram below. Note how I divided the figure into two rectangles.
The larger red rectangle is 12.5 feet by 10 feet. It has area 12.5*10 = 125 square feet.
The smaller blue rectangle has dimensions 4.5 feet by 5 feet (the 5 is from 15-10 = 5), so it has area 4.5*5 = 22.5 square feet
Now add up those individual areas to get the total area
125+22.5 = 147.5
Then convert that to a mixed number
147.5 = 147 + 0.5 = 147 + 1/2 = 147 & 1/2
<h3>The correct area is 147 & 1/2 feet</h3>