Question

Workers Inc. just bought 15 boxes of pens to put in their storage room for employees to use as needed. Each box contains 40 pens. If each of the 26 employees working for Workers Inc. takes 4 pens when they are first brought into the office, how many pens

will be left in the storage room?
A. 230
B. 596
C. 574
D. 496

Answer 1

D

Explanation:

15x40=600

26x4=104

600-104=496

Answer 2

D. 496

Explanation:

Start by finding original number of pens:

15 boxes x 40 pens per box = 600 pens in all

find number of pens taken:

26 workers x 4 pens each = 104 pens taken

Find number of pens left:

600 original - 104 taken = 496 left

Answer: D. 496