Question

Viola makes gift baskets for Valentine’s Day. She has 13 baskets left over from last year, and she plans to make 12 more each day. If there are 15 work days until the day she begins to sell the baskets, how many baskets will she have to sell?

Answer 1

To find out how many baskets Viola will have to sell, we need to consider the number of baskets she currently has and how many she will make in the upcoming work days.

1. **Baskets left over from last year:**
Viola has 13 baskets.

2. **Baskets made each day:**
Viola plans to make 12 more baskets each day.

3. **Number of work days until sales begin:**
There are 15 work days until she starts selling the baskets.

Now, we calculate the total number of baskets she will make over the 15 work days:

\[
\text{Total baskets made} = \text{Baskets made per day} \times \text{Number of days}
\]
\[
\text{Total baskets made} = 12 \times 15 = 180
\]

Next, we add the baskets she already has to the baskets she will make:

\[
\text{Total baskets available} = \text{Baskets left over} + \text{Total baskets made}
\]
\[
\text{Total baskets available} = 13 + 180 = 193
\]

Therefore, the total number of baskets Viola will have to sell is:

\[
\boxed{193}
\]