Red Rock Elementary is having a penny fundraiser. The 4th grade collected 92 pennies this week. This expression can be used to show the number of pennies that the 3rd grade collected this week.
92 × 6
Which statement is true?
Responses
A The 4th grade collected 6 times the number of pennies that the 3rd grade collected.The 4th grade collected 6 times the number of pennies that the 3rd grade collected.
B The 3rd grade collected 6 times the number of pennies that the 4th grade collected.The 3rd grade collected 6 times the number of pennies that the 4th grade collected.
C The 3rd grade collected 6 more than the number of pennies that the 4th grade collected.The 3rd grade collected 6 more than the number of pennies that the 4th grade collected.
D The 3rd grade collected 92 times the number of pennies that the 4th grade collected.
B The 3rd grade collected 6 times the number of pennies that the 4th grade collected.
The correct response is:
A. The 4th grade collected 6 times the number of pennies that the 3rd grade collected.
To find the number of pennies the 3rd grade collected this week, you can use the expression 92 × 6.
To solve this expression, simply multiply 92 by 6.
92 × 6 = 552
Therefore, the number of pennies that the 3rd grade collected this week is 552.
Now, let's analyze the statements to determine which one is true:
A. The 4th grade collected 6 times the number of pennies that the 3rd grade collected.
B. The 3rd grade collected 6 times the number of pennies that the 4th grade collected.
C. The 3rd grade collected 6 more than the number of pennies that the 4th grade collected.
D. The 3rd grade collected 92 times the number of pennies that the 4th grade collected.
Since we have found that the 3rd grade collected 552 pennies and the 4th grade collected 92 pennies, we can see that option A is true.
Therefore, the correct statement is: The 4th grade collected 6 times the number of pennies that the 3rd grade collected.