Question

Connor made 9 shapes with straws. Each shape had 5 straws. Conor used 15 more straws to make more shapes. What is the total number of straws Connor used to make all the shapes? A)20 B)29 C)45 D)60

Answer 1

Option D - 60

Explanation:

Given : Connor made 9 shapes with straws. Each shape had 5 straws. Conor used 15 more straws to make more shapes.

To find : What is the total number of straws Connor used to make all the shapes?

Solution :

To make 1 shape Connor required 5 straws.

To make 9 shape connor required
`9* 5=45` straws.

Now, there were 45 straws.

Conor used 15 more straws to make more shapes.

The total number of straws Connor used to make all the shapes are

`45+15=60`

Therefore, Option D is correct.

Cannor used 60 straws to make shapes.