Question

a hen lays an average of 5.5 eggs each week. if she lays eggs for a certain number of weeks, w, what expression can be used to determine the total number of eggs she lays

Answer 1

The expression that can be used to determine the total number of eggs the hen lays for w weeks is:

5.5w

This expression multiplies the average number of eggs laid per week (5.5) by the number of weeks (w) to calculate the total number of eggs laid.