Question

If you need five matchsticks to make a model of 2, find the number of matchsticks you need to make '$n$' such models.

• A. $2n$
• B. $5n$
• C. $5+n$
• D. Cannot tell without knowing the value of $n$

Answer 1

The correct option is B

$5n$

A $2$ is made using 5 matchsticks as shown below.

We would always require $5$ matchsticks to make $2$. So, to make '$n$' models of $2$’s we need '$5n$' matchsticks.