Question

Which set of steps could be used to solve this story problem? A garden has 7 rows of plants. The first 5 rows are vegetables. The last two rows are flowers. Each row of vegetables has 3 yellow squash plants and 4 green squash plants. How many squash plants are in the garden? A. Multiply 7 times 3. Multiply 7 times 4. Add the two products. B. Multiply 5 times 3. Multiply 5 times 4. Add the two products. C. Add 7 and 5. Multiply by 3. Add the product to 4. D. Add 3 and 4. Multiply by 5. Add the product to 7.

Answer 1

B. Multiply 5 times 3. Multiply 5 times 4. Add the two products

Explanation:

Right from the start the question is only asking for squash plants so the other two rows don't need to be counted.

7-2 = 5

In each row there's 3 yellow squash = 5*3 = 15

And 4 green squash = 5*4 = 20

which means there's 35 squash total in the garden.