Question

If a company pays $12,000\$$ every day to its all employees, then how much money will the company pay to its all employees in the month of January ?

• A. $12,000$
• B. $144,000$
• C. $10,400$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $144,000$

Number of days in the month of January = 31
Amount paid to employees in a day $=12,000\$$
Total number of money received by employees in the month of January $=12,000\times 31\$$

This multiplication can be carried out using two methods.

$\underset{–}{Method1}$

$12,000\times 31=12,000\times (30+1)$

Distributive Property: The product of a number with a sum, is equal to the sum of the products.

$12,000\times (30+1)=12,000\times 30+12,000\times 1$
$=360,000+12,000$
$12\times (30+1)=372,000$

Total number of money received by employees in the month of January $=372,000\$$

$\underset{–}{Method2}$
$12,000\times 31$ can be evaluated as:

$12000$
$\times 31$
$\overline{12000}$
$360000$
$\overline{372000}$

Total number of money received by employees in the month of January $=372,000\$$