Question

The nature park has a pride of 6 lions and 4 cubs. The adults eat 9 pounds of meat each day and the cubs eat 3 pounds. Simplify 6 × 9 + 4 × 3 to find the amount of meat consumed each day by the lions.

Answer 1

66

Explanation:

6 × 9 + 4 × 3

We use PEMDAS to determine the order in which the mathematical operations would be carried out.

PEMDAS is an acronym for Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction.

Multiplication comes first so;

6 × 9 + 4 × 3

54 + 12

We can then add both numbers.

54 + 12 = 66