Each turtle lays a clutch of 20 eggs. If 40% of the eggs successfully hatch, how many hatchlings do 6 turtles produce? Let's think first. Chain of thought:
First find the number of eggs that each turtle successfully hatches: 20 eggs * 40% = 8 eggs. Then multiply the number of eggs per turtle by the number of turtles to find the total number of eggs: 8 eggs / turtle * 6 turtles = 48 turtles.
Therefore, the answer is 48.