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The question was -

A farmer knows that 20 of his hens, housed in 3 coops, will hatch 30 eggs in 18 days.
How long will it take 30 hens, housed in 4 coops to hatch the same number of eggs?

The answer is -
18 days – eggs take same time regardless of number of chicks.

Yesterdays question was -

There are 100 golfers in the local match play competition.
Once a player loses, they are eliminated.
How many matches will be played to determine the winner?

The answer is - 99

The question was -

A soccer team had just won the grand final, and the players were congratulating themselves.
They began shaking hands, but each player only shook hands with every other player once.
There are of course, only 11 players, in a soccer team but there were also 3 reserves who joined in the celebrations. How many handshakes were there, altogether, for the 14 players?

The answer is - 91