Question

Arthur and Hannah have to do homework every day after school. Arthur has 18 questions to complete each day for 5 days. Hannah has 9 questions to complete each day for 5 days. Use the drop-down menus to give the best estimates to the number of questions they will complete.

Answer 1

• 90
• 45
• 135

Explanation:

Given that Arthur and Hannah complete 18 and 9 questions per day for 5 days, respectively, you want to know the number each completes in 5 days, and the total number completed in 5 days.

Arthur

If Arthur completes 18 questions on each of 5 days, the total number he completes is ...

18 · 5 = 90 . . . . questions in 5 days

Hannah

If Hanna completes 9 questions on each of 5 days, the total number she completes is ...

9 · 5 = 45 . . . . questions in 5 days

Total

The total number of questions Arthur and Hannah will complete is ...

90 +45 = 135 . . . . questions in 5 days