Question

Ben found 4 pennies on the ground. His sister said she found 2 times as many pennies. Ben figured out that his sister found 6 pennies. What did Ben do wrong?

Answer 1

Ben needs to mutiply 2 times 4 pennies to get 8 pennies

Step-by-step explanation:

To found 2 times as many pennies as Ben means that his sister found 2 times 4 pennies or:

2 x 4 = 8 pennies

Ben figure out that wrong because he add 2 + 4 = 6 pennies intead of multiply.