Question

Todd made a gingerbread house with 40 jelly beans and 49 gum drops. How many pieces of candy did Todd use in his gingerbread house? ​ pieces of ___candy

Answer 1

89

Step-by-step explanation:

In simple words, Todd used a total of 89 candies to make his ginger bread house. Both the items, that is, the jelly beans as well as the gum drops are considered to be a candy. Hence their total, that is, number of jelly beans added to number of gum drops used will be the total amount of candies used.

Thus, from the above we can conclude that correct answer is 89 candies.