Question

monkeys at the zoo eat 4 cups of food everyday. Elephants eat 76 times as much. Which equation and solution represent the number of cups of food elephants eat per day?

Answer 1

Equation: 4(76) = Cups of food elephants eat per day

Solution: Elephants eat 304 cups of food per day.

Explanation:

Monkeys eat 4 cups.

Elephants eat 76 times as much.

The phrase “times as much” means to multiply.

4 multiplied by 76 = Cups of food elephants eat per day.

4 (76) = 304

Elephants eat 304 cups of food per day.