9 hens lay 9 eggs in 9 days...

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9 hens lay 9 eggs in 9 days. How many eggs will 3 hens lay in 3 days??? it's a tricky question asked by a friend and can you solve it and explain your answer.

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With one-third the number of hens and one-third the number of days, one would have one-ninth the number of eggs, thus just one.