Question

A can of sardines costs 16.75. A can of pork and beans cost 21.50. What is the total cost for 10 cans each?

Answer 1

You'll have to do two multiplications:

16.75 x 10 = 167.5 cost for 10 sardine cans.
21.50 x 10 = 215 cost for 10 pork and beans cans.

Answer 2

given facts:
- can of sardines costs 16.75
-can of pork and beans cost 21.50



asked in the problem:
the total cost for 10 cans each


operations to be usedmultiplication and addition 
number sentence
ten cans of sardines and ten cans of pork and beans(10 * 16.75) + (10 * 21.5)

answer to the problem

(10 * 16.75) + (10 * 21.5) =167.5  + 215 = 382.5