Question

Find the total number of people riding motorcycle and tram in a day.

• A. 30,006
• B. 40,000
• C. 40,008
• D. 50,010

Answer 1

The correct option is C 40,008



$\text{So, total number of people riding is}$
$=10,002\times 4$

Now by divide and conquer rule:
Step 1: Break the numbers as:


Step 2: Make a 2x1 table and write the products inside it:


Step 3: Add all the products:


Now, multiplying the large number above and right-aligning them, we see:


$\text{Total number of people riding motorcycle}$
$\text{and tram in a day will be}=40,008$