Question

The Bearisters take 4 packets of nuts. Each packet has 19 nuts. Cuddles’ family takes 6 packets of nuts. Each packet has 13 nuts. Which family takes more quantity of nuts?

• A. Cuddles’
• B. The Beasisters’
• C. Both the families take the same quantity of nuts
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A Cuddles’

Let us find which family has more nuts.

The Bearisters family
$\bullet$ Number of packets $=4$
$\bullet$ Nuts in each pack $=19$
$\bullet$ Total number of nuts $=\text{Number of packets}\times \text{Nuts in each pack}$
$=19\times 4$
$\bullet$ $19\times 4$ means 4 lots of 19. We know that $19=10+9$.
$\bullet$ Hence, 4 lots of 19 means 4 lots of 10 and 4 lots of 9.

Let us represent this using rods and blocks.


$\bullet$ Total number of nuts = 76 nuts
Cuddles’ family

$\bullet$ Number of packets $=6$
$\bullet$ Nuts in each packets $=13$
$\bullet$ Total number of nuts $=\text{Number of packets}\times \text{Nuts in each packet}$
$=13\times 6$
$\bullet$ $13\times 6$ means 6 lots of 13. We know that $13=10+3$.
$\bullet$ Hence, 6 lots of 13 means 6 lots of 10 and 6 lots of 3.

Let us represent this using rods and blocks.


$\bullet$ Total number of nuts = 78 nuts
Let us compare the amount of snacks they have.

$\bullet$ 78 nuts > 76 nuts
$\bullet$ Cuddles’ family takes more quantity of nuts than the Bearisters family.

Hence, option B is the correct answer.