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LarryW · 10-26-2009, 09:01

The world uses eggs to develop vaccines for flu and yellow fever innoculations. In a normal season, for just the US, the vaccine producing agents (the ones overseas) make around 18M doses of vaccine for the flu for export to the US. If one egg produces enough vaccine for X innoculations, how many eggs are required to meet the demand?

Extra Credit: Besides the US what other country harvests 6.5B eggs per year? Why doesn't the US market provide vaccine for US consumption?

Extra-Extra Credit: Find for X.

10-26-2009, 09:01	#1
LarryW Area Commander Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Northern Neck Virginia Posts: 1,138	Math Story Question: How Many Eggs Does it Take ? The world uses eggs to develop vaccines for flu and yellow fever innoculations. In a normal season, for just the US, the vaccine producing agents (the ones overseas) make around 18M doses of vaccine for the flu for export to the US. If one egg produces enough vaccine for X innoculations, how many eggs are required to meet the demand? Extra Credit: Besides the US what other country harvests 6.5B eggs per year? Why doesn't the US market provide vaccine for US consumption? Extra-Extra Credit: Find for X. __________________ v/r, LarryW "Do not go gentle into that good night..."
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