Question

Dr. Crypto loves candies. Every day, he eats 5 candies. How many candies will he eat in 10 days?

• A. 45 candies
  
• B. 25 candies
  
• C. 55 candies
  
• D. 50 candies
  

Answer 1

The correct option is D 50 candies


Say: Let us skip count to find the number of candies Dr. Crypto will eat in 10 days.

Steps:
$\bullet$ We know that Dr. Crypto eats 5 candies each day.
$\bullet$ In order to find the number of candies he eats in 10 days, we skip count by 5s ten times.
$\bullet$ In one day, he eats 5 candies. In two days, he eats 5 + 5 = 10 candies.
$\bullet$ Similarly, in three days he eats 15, then 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50.
$\bullet$ So, in 10 days, Dr. Crypto will eat 50 candies.
$\bullet$ Hence, option C is the correct answer.