Question

Uncle Ben has 440 chickens on his farm. 39 are roosters and the rest are hens. 15 of his hens do not lay eggs. The rest lay eggs. How many egg-laying hens does Uncle Ben have on his farm?

Answer 1

The answer is 386 egg-laying hens. This is because 440 - 39 -15 = 386 and we need to decrease the total chickens from the number of roosters and the number of non egg laying hens. The remainder must therefore be the number of egg-laying hens.