Question

Hazel knits 5 centimeters of scarf eachnight. After 5 nights of knitting, how manycentimeters of scarf will Hazel have knit intotal?centimeters

Answer 1

Answer:

Hazel will have knitted 25 centimeters of the scarf

SOLUTION

Problem Statement

We are told Hazel knits 5 centimeters of scarf every night for 5 nights. We are required to find the length of the scarf Hazel will have knitted after 5 nights.

Solution

We are told Hazel makes 5 centimeters of scarf every night. Thus, for each night up till 5 nights, we just need to add the length of scarf Hazel has made.

Let us count for each night.

Night 1:

Hazel makes 5 centimeters of the scarf.

Night 2:

Hazel makes extra 5 centimeters, which means she has made:

$\begin{gathered} (5+5)\text{centimeters} \\ =10\text{ centimeters} \end{gathered}$

Night 3:

Hazel makes extra 5 centimeters, which means she has made:

$\begin{gathered} (10+5)\text{centimeters} \\ =15\text{ centimeters} \end{gathered}$

NIght 4:

Hazel makes extra 5 centimeters, which means she has made:

$\begin{gathered} (15+5)\text{centimeters} \\ =20\text{ centimeters} \end{gathered}$

NIght 5:

Hazel makes extra 5 centimeters, which means she has made:

$\begin{gathered} (20+5)\text{centimeters} \\ =25\text{ centimeters} \end{gathered}$

Final Answer

Thus, Hazel will have knitted 25 centimeters of the scarf