Math Question: Leon has 5 plates. He puts 9 grams of cheese on each plate with nothing left over. Leon says he has 14 grams of cheese in all. Explain Leon's mistake and give the correct answer.
Asked By Brooke On 04/25/2020 13:37
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Leon was looking at plates and cheese being equal "things" and added them, getting 14 "things" and calling them grams of cheese. Instead, each plate is a group that each holds 9 grams of cheese, so he would either have to add 9+9+9+9+9 or even better, multiply 9X5 and that means that there is 40 grams of delicious cheese!
Answered On 04/25/2020 23:14
Answered On 04/25/2020 23:14
He added instead of multiplying.
You have to multiply 9x5=45.
So he had 45 grams of cheese in all.
Answered On 04/27/2020 20:25
Answered On 04/27/2020 20:25
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