Question

A stack of coins contains 8 coins. The number of coins in 3 identical stacks are __.

(This question may have more than one right answer!)

• A. 3 times 8
• B. 8 + 8 + 8 + 8
• C. 24
• D. $3\times 8$

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

The correct options are
A 3 times 8
C 24
D $3\times 8$

We can also see this as $3$ groups of $8$ coins each.

$3\text{times}8=3\times 8=8+8+8=24$