All about chickens A chicken farmer surveyed his flock and it was found that there are: •9 fat red roosters, •13 thin brown hens, •15 red roosters, •11 thin red chickens, •17 red hens, •56 fat chickens, •41 roosters, and •48 hens. How may fat hen? How many fat red? How many eed hen?

Let's break down the problem step by step and calculate the required numbers.

### Given:
- 9 fat red roosters
- 13 thin brown hens
- 15 red roosters
- 11 thin red chickens
- 17 red hens
- 56 fat chickens
- 41 roosters
- 48 hens

### Terminology:
- **Fat hens**: Hens that are fat.
- **Fat red**: Chickens that are both fat and red.
- **Red hens**: Hens that are red.

### 1. How many fat hens?
We know:
- There are 56 fat chickens in total.
- There are 41 roosters in total.

Since the chickens consist of roosters and hens, we can calculate the number of hens:
- Total

Learn how to solve the chicken farmer problem step-by-step. Calculate the number of fat hens, fat reds, and red hens using arithmetic and set theory. Suitable for students in Grades 5-7.

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