At the South Pole there is no sunshine for 182 days every year, and at the North pole the same applies for 176 days per year. What total would you have if you were to combine these two figures.

Question

At the South Pole there is no sunshine for 182 days every year, and at the North pole the same applies for 176 days per year. What total would you have if you were to combine these two figures.

A 359 days a year
B 358 days a year
C 357 days a year
D 335 days a year

I think B but am I missing something? Is this a trick question as I'm learning about equations and operations using real numbers. This seems to me like just a basic addition but please can someone let me know if that's not the case.

Answer 1

I don't think you're missing anything. Your answer is correct.

Answer 2

This is not a trick question, and your approach is correct. To find the total number of days with no sunshine, you can simply add the number of days at the South Pole (182 days) and the number of days at the North Pole (176 days).

So, 182 + 176 = 358 days.

Therefore, the correct answer is B, which represents 358 days a year.

At the South Pole there is no sunshine for 182 days every year, and at the North pole the same applies for 176 days per year. What total would you have if you were to combine these two figures.

I don't think you're missing anything. Your answer is correct.

thanks!

This is not a trick question, and your approach is correct. To find the total number of days with no sunshine, you can simply add the number of days at the South Pole (182 days) and the number of days at the North Pole (176 days).