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One third of a birds eggs hatched. If 2 eggs hatched how many eggs did the bird lay

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Answer:

1 egg

Explanation:

One third of a birds eggs hatched is the first egg. The sentence say if 2 eggs hatched how many eggs did the bird lay is the second egg. 3 eggs - 2 = 1 egg

User Peter N Lewis
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Answer:

The bird laid 6 eggs

Explanation:

If
(1)/(3) of the birds egg has hatched; and if that one third is quantifiable as 2. We know that
(1)/(3)\\ of the laid eggs (we can declare that as x) is 2.

So:


(1)/(3)x = 2

Now multiply both sides by 3:


x=6

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