Question

A large woven basket holds 30 ears of corn. A small woven box holds 6 ears of corn. How many ears of corn can be carried in 12 large baskets and 20 small baskets?

Answer 1

By multiplying the number of baskets by the capacity of ears each can hold and then adding the totals for large and small baskets, we find that 480 ears of corn can be carried in 12 large baskets and 20 small baskets together.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find out how many ears of corn can be carried in total, we simply need to calculate the product of the number of baskets and the number of ears each basket can hold and then add the results together. For the large baskets, we have 12 baskets each holding 30 ears of corn. For the small baskets, we have 20 baskets each holding 6 ears of corn.

Calculation for large baskets: 12 baskets × 30 ears of corn per basket = 360 ears of corn

Calculation for small baskets: 20 baskets × 6 ears of corn per basket = 120 ears of corn

Adding both sums: 360 ears of corn (large baskets) + 120 ears of corn (small baskets) = 480 ears of corn in total.

Answer 2

12 large baskets can hold 360 ears of corn and 20 small baskets can hold 120 ears of corn so all the baskets can hold 480 ears of corn