Question

554 students are in Group A and 647 students are in Group B. Each student is given 9 ribbons.


How many ribbons are needed altogether?

• A. 9,569
• B. 10,809
• C. 9,563
• D. 11,879

Answer 1

The correct option is B 10,809

Number of students in Group A = 554
Number of students in Group B = 647
Total number of students in both the groups = 554 + 647 = 1,201

Number of ribbons with each student = 9

∴ Total number of ribbons required for 1,201 students = 1,201 $\times$ 9

Let us split 1,201 in the respective place values as: 1201 = 1000 + 200 + 1


Now, we multiply each value by 9.


After adding the values, we get 10,809 as the product.

Hence, 10,809 ribbons are required altogether.