Question

There were two lions .Each lion had two cubs. How many lions were there in all?

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Answer 1

You have to solve the total amount of lions. So, you know that there are 2 lions, and both of those lions had 2 cubs.(cubs are also lions, just baby lions)

You would write:

2x2= 4

OR 2x2=x

(the first one is if the problem does not ask for a variable)

Explanation:

Answer 2

Two lions plus two Cubs per each line equals six lions.