Amy has

17
employees on her staff. She gave
3
chocolate chip cookies and
2
peanut butter cookies to each employee. What is the total number of cookies she gave away?

17 * 5 = ?

17(2+3) = 17(5) = ?

To find the total number of cookies Amy gave away, we need to multiply the number of employees by the total number of cookies each employee received.

1. Start by finding the total number of chocolate chip cookies given away. Multiply the number of employees (17) by the number of chocolate chip cookies each employee received (3):
Number of chocolate chip cookies = 17 employees * 3 cookies/employee

2. Next, find the total number of peanut butter cookies given away. Multiply the number of employees (17) by the number of peanut butter cookies each employee received (2):
Number of peanut butter cookies = 17 employees * 2 cookies/employee

3. Finally, add the number of chocolate chip cookies and peanut butter cookies together to get the total number of cookies given away:
Total number of cookies = Number of chocolate chip cookies + Number of peanut butter cookies

Now let's calculate the values:

Number of chocolate chip cookies = 17 * 3 = 51 cookies
Number of peanut butter cookies = 17 * 2 = 34 cookies

Total number of cookies = 51 + 34 = 85

Therefore, Amy gave away a total of 85 cookies.