Question

Santa needs to order boots for all of his reindeer. He has four reindeer pens with 12, 19, 14 and 16 reindeer in them. How many boots are needed?

Answer 1

The total number of boots needed for Santa's reindeer is 244.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the number of boots needed for all of Santa's reindeer, we need to add up the number of reindeer in each pen and then multiply it by 4 (since there are 4 pens in total). Let's calculate:

1. First pen: 12 reindeer
2. Second pen: 19 reindeer
3. Third pen: 14 reindeer
4. Fourth pen: 16 reindeer

Now, let's add these numbers: 12 + 19 + 14 + 16 = 61 reindeer.

Since each reindeer needs 4 boots (since they have 4 legs), we can multiply the number of reindeer by 4 to find the total number of boots needed: 61 reindeer × 4 boots/reindeer = 244 boots.

Therefore, Santa needs to order 244 boots for all of his reindeer.

Answer 2

Each reindeer will need 4 boots. Add the total number of reindeer (from each pen), then multiply the total by four to determine how many boots are needed.

(4 boots per reindeer) x (total number of reindeer) = total number of boots needed

(total number of reindeer) = (12 + 19 + 14 + 16 ) = 51 total reindeer

(4 boots per reindeer) x (51 total reindeer) = 204 total boots needed