Question

Jax and Jane count the number of seashells with them.
Jax counts: $14+20+8$
Jane counts: $20+8+14$
What is the total number of seashells? Is the total number of seashells that Jax and Jane count the same?

• A. 40, Yes
• B. 42, Yes
• C. 40, No
• D. 42, No

Answer 1

The correct option is B 42, Yes

The commutative property of addition says that changing the order of addends does not change the sum.
Jax counts: $14+20+8=42$
Jane counts: $20+8+14=42$So, the total number of seashells is 42. The total number of seashells that Jax and Jane count is the same, i.e, 42.