Question

Maria planted 6 pots of flowers each pot holds 8 flowers. Explain how to use the bar model to solve for the total number of flowers. Include the total number of flowers in your answer

Answer 1

`48`

Explanation:

There are
`6` pots each of which contains
`8` flowers.

In the bar model it can be seen that one unit of the bar represents a pot with
`8` flowers. The entire bar represents
`6` pots. We will need to add
`8` six times or multiply
`8` with
`6` to find the total number of flowers.

So total number of flowers is

`8+8+8+8+8+8=48`

or

`8* 6=48`.

So, the total number of flower is
`48`.