A man finds three wallet on the ground containing $5. The next day, he finds five wallets, each containing $5. (Let's assume he's: 1) lucky, and 2) dishonest.) In all, how much did he find?
1 X 5 + 5 X 5 = 30 (order of operations)
My teacher said this was not correct can someone tell me
where I went wrong?
Isn't the first part of this question -- man finds three WALLETS on the ground, EACH containing $5?
yes mam
ok so sorry I see where I went wrong. Silly me! 3*5 5*5=30
ummmhh, isn't 15 + 25 = 40?
To correctly calculate the total amount the man found, we need to consider the number of wallets he found each day separately.
On the first day, the man found three wallets, each containing $5. So, the total amount found on the first day would be:
3 wallets × $5/wallet = $15
On the second day, the man found five wallets, each containing $5. Therefore, the total amount found on the second day would be:
5 wallets × $5/wallet = $25
To find the total amount the man found over the two days, we need to add the amounts from each day:
$15 + $25 = $40
Hence, the correct answer is that the man found a total of $40.