Question

A hardware store has 147 containers of paint. If each container holds 5 gallon of paint, how many gallon of paint are at the store?
A.235 B.595 C.735 D.905

Dale chose A as the correct answer how did he get that answer?

I know the answer is C but can't explain why he chose A

Answer 1

The answer is 147 containers * 5 gallons/container = 
735 gallons of paint

Dale forgot the 1 in 147, so he multiplied 47 x 5  = 235