Question

A school sells cookies as a fundraiser.

Each box contains 24 cookies. How many
cookies will 21 students sell if each student
sells 9 boxes?

Answer 1

The answer is 4,536 because 21 x 9 = 189 and 189 x 24 = 4,536

Answer 2

4,536 cookies

Explanation:

21 students

each student has 9 boxes

21 x 9= 189

189 boxes in total

24 cookies per box

189 x 124= 4536

In total all the students will sell 4,536 cookies