One third of a bird's eggs hatched. If 2 eggs hatched, how many eggs did the bird lay?

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One third of a bird's eggs hatched. If 2 eggs hatched, how many eggs did the bird lay?
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The bird laid 6 eggs since only 1/3 hatched, one can multiply 2 by 3 to get 3/3 of the eggs which would equal 6.