Eight 3 pens and 5 pencils were sold in a pack at a bookstore. How many pens and pencils did Tom buy in total if he bought 4 packs
(3+5) * 4 = ?
I’m gonna say that is 8 pens if not 83 or 3.
You can do the following since I’m not providing answers:
83+5x4
8+5x4
3+5x4
Not sure of any other combo since I can’t figure out any others.
To find out how many pens and pencils Tom bought in total, we need to multiply the number of packs he bought by the total number of pens and pencils in one pack.
In each pack, there were 8 pens and 5 pencils, so the total number of writing instruments in one pack is 8 + 5 = 13.
Since Tom bought 4 packs, we can calculate the total number of pens and pencils he bought by multiplying 4 by 13.
4 packs × 13 writing instruments per pack = 52 writing instruments.
Therefore, Tom bought a total of 52 pens and pencils.