Question

The city of portage had a large block party on Friday Saturday and Sunday each day they sold 2,865 bottles of water.How many bottles of water did they sell in all

Answer 1

8595

Explanation:

This question can be solved in 2 ways

1. the same number of bottles were sold for 3 days. So, the number of bottles sold can be multiplied by 3

2,865 x 3 = 8595

2. the bottles sold on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are added together

2,865 + 2,865 + 2,865 = 8595