Question

Charlie sold 14 magazine subscriptions, Mike sold 16, and Patty sold 11. Write two equivalent expressions that could be used to find the total number of subscriptions sold.

Answer 1

41

Explanation:

To find the total number of subscriptions sold by Charlie, Mike, and Patty, we can use two equivalent expressions.

1. The first expression is to add the number of subscriptions sold by each person:

14 + 16 + 11 = 41

This expression calculates the sum of 14, 16, and 11, which gives us the total number of subscriptions sold, 41.

2. The second expression is to multiply the number of people by the average number of subscriptions sold per person:

(Number of people) x (Average subscriptions per person) = Total subscriptions

In this case, there are three people (Charlie, Mike, and Patty) and the average number of subscriptions sold per person is (14 + 16 + 11) / 3 = 13.67 (rounded to two decimal places).

Therefore, the second expression would be:

3 x 13.67 = 41.01 (rounded to two decimal places)

This expression also gives us the total number of subscriptions sold, which is 41 (rounded to the nearest whole number).

So, both expressions (14 + 16 + 11) and (3 x 13.67) can be used to find the total number of subscriptions sold, which is 41.