Question

The garden has 8 pots. There are 2 flowers in each pot. Mark multiplied 8 x 8 to find the total number of flowers. Emma multiplied 2 x 8 to represent the number of flowers. Explain your thinking about who is correct by writing it in complete sentences.

Answer 1

Emma is correct because there are 8 pots and each of those 8 pots has 2 flowers inside it. I hope this "picture" might help

Step-by-step explanation:

1st pot: 2 flowers

2nd pot: 2 flowers

3rd pot: 2 flowers

4th pot: 2 flowers

5th pot: 2 flowers

6th pot: 2 flowers

7th pot: 2 flowers

8th pot:2 flowers

If we count these up, we get 16 flowers,

Mark said 8*8=64

Emma said 2*8=16

So, emma is correct

Answer 2

Emma is correct. There are 8 pots and two flowers in each pot, so 8 pots times 2 flowers per pot equals 16 flowers. Mark calculated how many pots there would be total if there were 8 gardens with 8 pots each, or how many flowers total if there were 8 pots with 8 flowers each.

Step-by-step explanation: