Answer:

Explanation:
We know that
represents the total number of eggs and
represents the number of chickens.
According to the problem, this magnitudes are proportional that means

Where
represents the constant of proportionality.
However, the problem states that each chicken laid the same number of eggs, 4. This means, the constant of proportionality is 4, that is
.
Therefore, the equation that could be used to the total number of eggs collected from the cop is
In words, the total number of eggs collected is 4 per chicken.