Question

The party store cups in packs of 8. Miss.Ruiz wanted 15 packs of cups. She bought 10 packs of blue cups and 5 packs of purple cups. How many purple cups did she buy?How many blue cups did she buy?How many cups did she buy altogether?

Answer 1

• 40 purple cups
• 80 blue cups
• 120 cups total

Explanation:

Blue cups:

(10 packs)(8 cups/pack) = 10·8 cups = 80 cups

Purple cups:

(5 packs)(8 cups/pack) = 5·8 cups = 40 cups

Total cups:

80 cups + 40 cups = 120 cups

Miss Ruiz bought 40 purple cups and 80 blue cups. She bought 120 cups altogether.