Question

The skating rink rented 218 pairs of skates during the month of April and 3 times that many in May. How many pairs of skates did the skating rent during April and May?

Answer 1

Just do 218x3=654 because thats three times more in may than you add 654+218 to get 872.

Answer 2

Answer: Total number of pairs =872

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of pairs of skates during the month of April =218

Number of pairs of skates during the month of May =3 × 218=654

As we know that total means altogether in which we perform the additive operation.

Total pairs of skates the skating rent during April and May = 218+654=872

∴ Total number of pairs =872