Question

HECTOR PLANTED 185 FLOWERS IN 2 DAYS THERE WERE 5 VOLUNTEERS INCLUDING HECTOR WHO EACH PLANTED ABOUT THE SAME NUMBER OF FLOWERS ABOUT HOW MANY FLOWERS DID

THEY PLANT SHOW YOUR WORK

possible answers:185, 400, 500, 1,000

these are the answers the problem gives me

Answer 1

Let

x--------> number of flowers that the
`5` volunteers planted in
`2` days

we know that

`x=185*5\\ x=(100+80+5)*5\\ x=100*5+80*5+5*5\\ x=500+400+25\\ x=925`

therefore

the answer is

about
`1,000`

Answer 2

Line up 185x5 on the paper as if you were doing any other multiplication problem. 185 on top, 5 on the bottom with the x sign to the left. 5 times 5 is 25, drop the five, carry the 2, 5 times 8 is 40, plus the 2 we carried is 42, drop the two, carry the four, 5 times one is five, plus the four is 9. The answer is close to 1,000, so you'd circle the answer 1,000.