Question

Which shows a correct order to solve this story problem? The Daisy Bakery used 263.2 pounds of flour in 4 weeks. The Tulip Bakery used 210.4 pounds of flour in 4 weeks. How much flour did the two bakeries use altogether in one week? A. Step 1: Calculate how much flour the Daisy Bakery used in a week. Step 2: Calculate how much flour the Tulip Bakery used in a week. Step 3: Add the two amounts. Step 4: Multiply the sum by 2. B. Step 1: Calculate how much flour the Daisy Bakery used in a week. Step 2: Calculate how much flour the Tulip Bakery used in a week. Step 3: Add the two amounts. C. Step 1: Calculate how much flour the Daisy Bakery used in a week. Step 2: Calculate how much flour the Tulip Bakery used in a week. Step 3: Multiply the two amounts by 4. D. Step 1: Calculate how much flour the Daisy Bakery used in a week. Step 2: Calculate how much flour the Tulip Bakery used in a week. Step 3: Divide the two amounts by 4.

Answer 1

The answer is 118.4 for the first part.

Answer 2

Your correct answer is B.).
To find the sum how much flour the two bakeries made in 1 week , you'd have to figure out how much each bakery made in one week, and then sum those two quotients up.