Friday, 7 February 2020

Maths

There are 8 pencils in a box.
AJ has 15 boxes of pencils.
How many pencils are there altogether?


15 x 8 =  ??


10 x 8 = 80


5 x 8 = 40


80 + 40 = 120


To solve this problem, I used place value
partitioning. I multiplied 10 by 8 and I got 80
as the answer. Then, I multiplied 5 by 8 and
I got 40 as the answer. Then I added 80 and 40
and I got 120. So AJ has 120 pencils
altogether.


1 comment:

  1. Well done AJ. You have given a very good explanation on how you solved this problem. Keep up with your good work.

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