Question

Flurry bakes $17$ cakes in the morning and $18$ cakes in the afternoon. Mo bunny bakes $26$ cakes in a day. How many cakes does Flurry bake in a day? Are they more than Mo bunny?

• A. Flurry bakes $37$ cakes. She bakes more cakes than Mo bunny.
• B. Flurry bakes $35$ cakes. She bakes more cakes than Mo bunny.
• C. Flurry bakes $30$ cakes. She bakes fewer cakes than Mo bunny.
• D. Flurry bakes $32$ cakes. She bakes fewer cakes than Mo bunny.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Flurry bakes $35$ cakes. She bakes more cakes than Mo bunny.

Number of cakes Flurry bakes in the morning $=17$
Number of cakes Flurry bakes in the afternoon $=18$

Total number of cakes Flurry bakes in a day $=17+18$

$17=1$ Ten $+7$ Ones
$+18=1$ Ten $+8$ Ones
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$2$ Tens $+15$ Ones

$2$ Tens $+15$ Ones $=2$ Tens $+1$ Ten $+5$ Ones $=3$ Tens $+5$ Ones $=35$

Number of cakes Mo bunny bakes in a day $=26$
Therefore, Flurry bakes $35$ cakes and bakes more cakes in a day as compared to Mo bunny.