Question

Carla has 5 flower pots she plants 2 seeds in each pot then she plants 2 more seeds in each pot how many seeds did Carla plant

Answer 1

Let's get an expression: 5 x (2 + 2).
2 + 2 = 4, since she planted 2 seeds in each pot twice.
Then lets multiply.
5 x 4 = 20 seeds.
So Carla planted 20 seeds.

Answer 2

She planted 20 seeds .