At the state fair you buy 4 combo meals for you and your three friends. Each meal comes with three chicken tenders and two fried Oreos how many chicken tenders and fried Oreos do you buy all together? How could you set up and solve this problem using distributive property
To find the total number of chicken tenders and fried Oreos bought all together, we need to multiply the quantity of each item in one combo meal by the total number of combo meals.
Let's say the number of chicken tenders in one combo meal is represented by "t" and the number of fried Oreos in one combo meal is represented by "o".
So, each combo meal has 3 chicken tenders (3t) and 2 fried Oreos (2o).
Since you buy 4 combo meals, we need to multiply the quantities by 4:
4 * 3t = 12t
4 * 2o = 8o
Therefore, you buy a total of 12 chicken tenders and 8 fried Oreos all together.
We can solve this problem using the distributive property by distributing the multiplication across the addition:
4 * (3t + 2o)
= (4 * 3t) + (4 * 2o)
= 12t + 8o
So, using the distributive property, we find that you buy 12 chicken tenders and 8 fried Oreos all together.
To solve this problem using the distributive property, we can consider each part separately: the chicken tenders and the fried Oreos.
There are 4 combo meals, and each meal includes 3 chicken tenders. So, the total number of chicken tenders would be 4 x 3 = 12 chicken tenders.
Similarly, each combo meal comes with 2 fried Oreos. So, the total number of fried Oreos would be 4 x 2 = 8 fried Oreos.
You would buy a total of 12 chicken tenders and 8 fried Oreos.
Using the distributive property, we can break down the calculation as follows:
(4 x 3) + (4 x 2) = 12 + 8 = 20
Therefore, you would buy a total of 20 food items, including chicken tenders and fried Oreos.
To find out how many chicken tenders and fried Oreos you buy in total, we need to calculate it based on the number of combo meals you purchased.
Since each meal comes with three chicken tenders and two fried Oreos, we can multiply these quantities by the number of combo meals:
Chicken tenders: 4 combo meals * 3 chicken tenders = 12 chicken tenders
Fried Oreos: 4 combo meals * 2 fried Oreos = 8 fried Oreos
Therefore, you would buy a total of 12 chicken tenders and 8 fried Oreos.
Now, let's look at how the distributive property can be used to solve this problem:
We can express the problem using the distributive property by breaking it down into smaller parts and then combining the results. Here's how:
1) Distribute the number of combo meals to each item (chicken tenders and fried Oreos) separately:
- Chicken tenders: 4 combo meals * 3 chicken tenders per combo = 12 chicken tenders
- Fried Oreos: 4 combo meals * 2 fried Oreos per combo = 8 fried Oreos
2) Combine the results by adding the quantities of both items:
- Total chicken tenders: 12 chicken tenders
- Total fried Oreos: 8 fried Oreos
Therefore, using the distributive property, the solution remains the same, which is a total of 12 chicken tenders and 8 fried Oreos.