Question

Jason has 5 boxes and 3 cases of soup cans Each box contains 6 cans and each case contains 36 cans How many cans of soup does Jason have altogether?

1. 138
2. 198
3. 288
4. 3,240

Answer 1

1. 138
step one - find the cans of soup in boxes
5 times 6 is 30, so there are 30 cans in boxes

step two - find the cans of soup in cases
3 times 36 is 108, so there are 108 cans in cases

step 3 - add them together to find the total number of cans
30+108=138

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