Question

The weight of one pumpkin is 34.25 pounds. Henry calculates the weight of 45 such pumpkins using the steps shown below .


Which of the following options is correct?

• A. All the steps are correct.
• B. Steps 3 and 4 are incorrect.
• C. Steps 1 and 3 are correct.
• D. Steps 1 and 2 are incorrect.

Answer 1

The correct option is B Steps 3 and 4 are incorrect.

Let’s analyze each step.
Step1:
Weight of each pumpkin = 34.25 lb
Number of pumpkins = 45
Weight of 45 pumpkins = weight of each pumpkin $\times$ 45
= 34.25 $\times$ 45

So, step 1 is correct.

The steps for multiplying 34.25 $\times$ 45 are as shown below.


We can see that steps 1 and 2 are correct and steps 3 and 4 are incorrect.