Mathematics

Shane Hays

4 June, 16:22

Taylor used 2 cans of blue paint and 5 cans of yellow paint to decorate a wall. Each can contains 200 millilitres of paint.

Which explanation correctly tells how to calculate how many more millilitres of yellow paint than blue paint were used?

A.

Step 1 Divide: 200 : 5.

Step 2 Divide: 200 : 2.

Step 3 Add the quotients.

B.

Step 1 Divide: 200 : 5.

Step 2 Divide: 200 : 2.

Step 3 Subtract the quotients.

C.

Step 1 Multiply: 200 * 5.

Step 2 Multiply: 200 * 2.

Step 3 Subtract the products.

D.

Step 1 Multiply: 200 * 5.

Step 2 Multiply: 200 * 2.

Step 3 Add the products.