Question

There are 6 cookies in 1 bag. How many cookies are in 5 bags? Use the bar diagram to write and solve an equation.

Answer 1

30 cookies

Explanation:

6 cookies in 5 bags is multiplication. 6x5=30

Answer 2

30

Explanation:

There are six cookies in each bag.

We are looking for the total of cookies in 5 bags.

[Number of Cookies per bag] * [Number of Bags]

6 * 5 = 30

There are 30 cookies in 5 bags of cookies.

The question mark on the diagram would be replaced by 30.