Jason is organizing the silverware drawer. He has 8 spoons.

Question

There are twice as many forks as spoons. There are 34
as many knives as forks.
How many knives does Jason have? You can use reasoning to solve the problem.

Answer 1

Let's break down the information given in the problem:

1. Jason has 8 spoons.
2. There are twice as many forks as spoons. This means: \[ \text{Number of forks} = 2 \times \text{Number of spoons} = 2 \times 8 = 16 \text{ forks} \]
3. There are 34 as many knives as forks. This means: \[ \text{Number of knives} = 34 \times \text{Number of forks} = 34 \times 16 \]

Now, let's calculate the number of knives: \[ 34 \times 16 = 544 \]

Therefore, Jason has 544 knives.