Given, number of matchsticks in each matchbox = 50
Total number of matchsticks in n boxes = number of matchsticks in one box × n
∴ Total number of matchsticks in n boxes = 50 × n = 50n.
If each matchbox contains 50 matchsticks, the number of matchsticks required to fill n such boxes is
Question 1
If each matchbox contains 50 matchsticks, then the number of matchsticks required to fill n such boxes is
(a) 50 + n
(b) 50 n
(c) 50 + n
(d) 50 - n