Question

A factory made 357,945 baseball bats over the last 2 years. During that time, the factory made 490,867 little league baseballs and 389,839 major league baseballs. How many more baseballs than bats were manufactured during the 2 years? Liliana's answer to this question is below. Her teacher says her answer is not reasonable. Look over her work before answering (a) and (b).

Answer 1

522,761 baseballs

Explanation:

Number of baseball bats produced over the last 2 years = 357, 945

Number of little league baseballs produced over the last 2 years = 490,867

Number of major league baseballs produced over the last 2 years = 389,839

Total number of baseballs produced over the period = 490,867 + 389,839

= 880,706

Number of baseballs manufactured more than bats = 880,706 - 357945

= 522,761

There are 522,761 baseballs produced more than bats during the 2 years.