Question

Giraffes are herbivores, or plant eaters. A giraffe can eat up to 75 pounds of leaves each day. Right and evaluate an expression to find how many pounds of leaves five giraffes can eat in a week.

Answer 1

Do 75 times 7 to get the amount of pounds giraffes eat in a week

75 x 7 = 525

Answer 2

To find the total multiply the amount eaten per day by the number of days (x)

Total = 75x

There are 7 days in a week, so replace x with 7 and solve:

Total = 75(7)

Total = 525 pounds in a week