Question

Wanda needs you to work overtime to fill goodie bags with candy and spooky treats to hand out to all the children who visit the haunted house. On Thursday she needs you to work for 9 hours, and on Friday she needs you to work for 7 hours. If you’re able to fill 54 goodie bags an hour, how many goodie bags will you be able to fill over both days? A. 1134 B. 972 C. 756 D. 648

Answer 1

By multiplying the number of goodie bags filled each hour by the hours worked each day and then adding those amounts together, we find that a total of 864 goodie bags can be filled over the two days.

Step-by-step explanation:

We need to calculate the total number of goodie bags that will be filled over the two days. First, we find out how many goodie bags can be filled in one hour, and then multiply that number by the total hours worked over both Thursday and Friday.

Here is the step-by-step calculation:

1. Multiply the number of goodie bags filled in one hour by the number of hours worked on Thursday: 54 goodie bags/hour × 9 hours = 486 goodie bags.
2. Multiply the number of goodie bags filled in one hour by the number of hours worked on Friday: 54 goodie bags/hour × 7 hours = 378 goodie bags.
3. Add the number of goodie bags from both days together to get the total: 486 goodie bags + 378 goodie bags = 864 goodie bags.

Therefore, you will be able to fill a total of 864 goodie bags over both days.