Jessica’s mom drives 3 miles for 5 days to get to work during the week. Which equation can be used to find out how many miles Jessica’s mom drives during the week?
a. 3 + 5 =
b. 3 x 5 =
c. 3 – 5 =
d. 3 / 5 =
Answer: b
Explanation:
Since Jessica’s mom drives 3 miles each day, and there are 5 days per week, then we must multiply the 3 miles driven daily by the number of days to get the total miles she drives per week. Therefore, this will be a multiplication problem.
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