Question

There are 100 orange candies, 70 apple candies, and 9 banana candies in the shop. How many candies are there in total?

• A. Seven hundred nineteen
  
• B. One hundred seventy-seven
  
• C. One hundred seventy-nine
  
• D. Seven hundred ninety-one
  

Answer 1

The correct option is C One hundred seventy-nine


Detailed step-by-step solution:
Number of orange candies = 100
Number of apple candies = 70
Number of banana candies = 9
Total number of candies = 100 + 70 + 9 = 179
The number name of 179 is “one hundred seventy-nine”.
Hence, there are one hundred seventy-nine candies in total.