Question

A pizza shop sold 18 medium pizzas. The number of large pizzas sold was 3 times as many as the number of medium pizzas sold. How many pizzas did the pizza shop sell altogether?

Answer 1

18x3 +18 = 54+ 18 = 72. 72 pizzas were sold

Answer 2

18 × 3 = 54

18 + 54 = 72

Therefore, the answer is 72.