Question

Mrs. Lee uses 0.025 kilogram of wax to make a candle.On Monday, she made 50 candles. On Tuesday, she made 4 times as many candles as on Monday. How much wax did she use to make the candles on Tuesday?

Answer 1

On Tuesday she makes 4 times as many candles than on Monday, so Tuesday she made

4 x 50 = 200 candles

Each candle requires .025 kg of wax, so the amount of wax required to make the candles on Tuesday would be

200 x .025 kg = 5 kg