Question

Larry won an award because he wrote 40 popular songs. However, he also wrote 32 songs that weren't popular. How many songs did Larry write?

Answer 1

72 songs

Explanation:

Larry won the award because of 40 popular songs, but do not confuse this with the total songs that larry wrote.

Larry actually wrote 40+32 = 72 songs

Out of these 72 songs, 40 were popular and thus Larry got the award.

Answer 2

Add 40 plus 32, it equals 72 because he wrote 40 popular songs and 32 songs.