Question

A bowl contains 18 pieces of candy: 8 red, 6 orange, and 4 green. How many total pieces of candy are in the bowl?

1) 12
2) 16
3) 18
4) 20

Answer 1

The total number of pieces of candy in the bowl is 18, which is the sum of the individual counts of red, orange, and green candies.

Step-by-step explanation:

The total number of pieces of candy in the bowl is the sum of the pieces of each color. The bowl contains 8 red, 6 orange, and 4 green candies. To find the total, we just need to add these numbers together: 8 (red) + 6 (orange) + 4 (green) = 18 pieces of candy in total. Therefore, the correct answer is option 3) 18.