Question

Joey is putting all of his trophies onto 7 shelves. If he places 7 trophies on each shelf but still has 4 trophies left over, how many

trophies does he have?
OA. 53
OB. 35
OC. 18
OD. 49

Answer 1

A. 53

Explanation:

Find number of trophies on shelves:

7 shelves x 7 trophies each = 49 trophies on shelves

Find total number of trophies:

49 trophies on shelves + 4 leftover = 53 trophies overall

So the answer is A. 53

Answer 2

53

Explanation:

7 * 7 = 49 + 4 = 53