Question

Frank works in the supply room of a law firm. At the beginning of the month, he had 22 boxes of pens with 19 pens in each box. At the end of the month, there were 71 pens left. How many pens did he give out over the month?

A. 347
B.112
C. 489 will mark branlyest

Answer 1

Find the total pens to start with by multiplying the number of boxes by the number of pens in each box:

22 x 19 = 418.

Now subtract the number of pens left:

418 - 71 = 347

He gave out 347 pens.