Question

Question

Five friends are selling tickets for a play. Each friend sells 2 tickets on Monday, 6 tickets on Wednesday, and 4 tickets on Thursday.

Which expression can be used to represent the total number of tickets that the five friends sold?



Responses

5 × 2 + 6 + 4
5 × 2 + 6 + 4

(5 × 2 + 6) + 4
left parenthesis 5 times 2 plus 6 right parenthesis plus 4

5 × (2 + 6 + 4)
5 times left parenthesis 2 plus 6 plus 4 right parenthesis

5 × (2 + 6) + 4

Answer 1

To determine the total number of tickets sold by the five friends, we need to calculate the tickets sold on each day and then sum them.

1. Monday: Each friend sells 2 tickets, and there are 5 friends, so: \[ 5 \times 2 \]

2. Wednesday: Each friend sells 6 tickets, so: \[ 5 \times 6 \]

3. Thursday: Each friend sells 4 tickets, so: \[ 5 \times 4 \]

Now, we can write the total number of tickets sold over the three days as: \[ 5 \times 2 + 5 \times 6 + 5 \times 4 \]

This can also be factored as: \[ 5 \times (2 + 6 + 4) \]

So, the expression that correctly represents the total number of tickets sold is:

\[ 5 \times (2 + 6 + 4) \]

Thus, the correct response is: 5 × (2 + 6 + 4).