Question

To calculate the effects of force multiplication on D-Day, you start with the number of Allied divisions that were landing in Normandy that day - 11. Then, you multiply by several positive (helpful) and negative (hurtful) factors that affected the Allies on that day: Deception - 3, Air Superiority - 4, Airborne Operations - 2, Heavy German Fortifications - (-13), Bad Weather - (-12). Use the properties of multiplication to calculate the final total strength of the Allied forces.

A. -3816
B. 4368
C. -4368
D. 3816

Answer 1

To calculate the total strength of the Allied forces on D-Day, multiply the number of divisions by the positive and negative factors affecting the Allies. The final answer is 1,716.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the effects of force multiplication on D-Day, start with the number of Allied divisions landing in Normandy that day - 11. Then, multiply by the factors affecting the Allies: Deception - 3, Air Superiority - 4, Airborne Operations - 2, Heavy German Fortifications - (-13), Bad Weather - (-12).

11 x (3 x 4 x 2 x (-13) x (-12)) = 11 x (-13 x (-12)) = 11 x 156 = 1,716

Therefore, the final total strength of the Allied forces is 1,716.