The town tells you that the density of houses per residential block can be at most 12. If there are 23 blocks in the town, which of the following correctly calculates how many houses you can build?

Question

(1 point)
Responses

300 houses
300 houses

27 houses
27 houses

276 houses
276 houses

280 houses

Answer 1

To calculate the maximum number of houses the town can build, you multiply the maximum number of houses per block by the number of blocks.

Given:

• Maximum houses per block = 12
• Number of blocks = 23

Calculation: Maximum houses = 12 houses/block × 23 blocks = 276 houses

Therefore, the correct response is:

276 houses.