Question

Tom was collecting cans for recycling. In 5 months he collected 189 bags with 40 cans inside each bag. How many cans did he have in total?

Answer 1

7560 cans

Explanation:

Step one

give data

In 5 months he collected 189 bags

there are 40 cans in a bag

Hence the number of cans in 189 bags expressed as the number of bags time the number of cans in one bag

Step two:

= 189*40

=7560 cans

In total Tom have 7560 cans