Question

there were four thousand, eight hundred forty-two ants in each anthill. if there were three hundred thirty anthills, how many ants were there in all?

Answer 1

To find the total number of ants, multiply the number of ants in each anthill by the total number of anthills, resulting in 1,597,860 ants in total across all anthills.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the total number of ants across all anthills, we will use multiplication:

1. First, we find out the number of ants in one anthill, which is given as four thousand, eight hundred forty-two (4,842).
2. Next, we multiply this number by the total number of anthills, which is three hundred thirty (330).
3. To calculate this, we have 4,842 ants per anthill × 330 anthills, which equals 1,597,860 ants in total.

So there are 1,597,860 ants in all the anthills combined.