Question

Raghu ate 12 oranges in a day. Each orange had 6 slices. How many orange slices did Raghu have in all?

• A. 62
• B. 68
• C. 72
• D. 78

Answer 1

The correct option is C 72

Raghu ate 12 oranges in a day.
Each orange had 6 slices.

The total number of orange slices that Raghu had is obtained by multiplying 12 by 6.

$112\underset{–}{6}\times \underset{–}{72}$

$12\times 6=72$

Thus, Raghu had 72 orange slices in all.