Question

Jenny washed dishes 4 times as mamy times as her brother last month. Her brother washed dishes 8 times. Jenny said she could multiply 3 times 8 to find how many more times she washed dishes than her brother. Is jenny correct

Answer 1

yes

Explanation:

The number of times Jenny washed dishes was 4×8. Her brother washed dishes 8 times, so the difference in the two numbers is ...

4×8 -1×8 = (4-1)×8 = 3×8 . . . . just as Jenny says