Brinda and three of her friends are giving out water bottles during a cycling race. They each give out 38 water bottles during the race. What is the total number of water bottles they give out during the race? Write and solve an equation to solve the problem. Use w to stand for the unknown number of water bottles.(1 point)
The total number of water bottles given out during the race is equal to the number of water bottles given out by Brinda plus the number of water bottles given out by her three friends. Since they each give out 38 water bottles, Brinda gives out 1 * 38 = <<1*38=38>>38 water bottles.
Together, the four of them give out a total of 38 + 38 + 38 + 38 = <<38+38+38+38=152>>152 water bottles during the race. Answer: \boxed{152}.