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uncle bens has 440 chickens on a farm .39 are roosters and. the rest lay eggs.15 of his hens do not lay eggs.the rest lay eggs.how many egg laying hens does uncle bens have on his farm

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Answer:

He has 386 egg laying hens.

Explanation:

First we must take away the amount of Roosters Uncle Ben has.

440 - 39 = 401

Then we take away the amount of non-egg laying hens he has

401 - 15 = 386

Thus you get your answer:

Uncle Ben has a total of 386 egg laying chickens.

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