Question

Emma buys produce for her dad’s French fry restaurant. She bought 55 bags of potatoes. There were 175 potatoes in each bag. How many potatoes did Emma buy? Susan solved the problem and said, “Emma purchased 1,750 potatoes for her dad’s restaurant.”

Answer 1

9,625

Explanation:

No. of potatoes present in each bag = 175

No. of bags of potatoes Emma brought = 55

So total no. of potatoes = 175 × 55

= 9,625