Question

Bella, Tia, and Ron participate in a trivia contest at a book shop. Tia scores 4 points, Ron scores 3 points, and Bella scores 2 points. Each player gets a number of paperback books equal to the square of the points he or she scores. What is the total number of books the players receive?

Answer 1

4x4=16
3x3=9
2x2=4
16+9+4=29
total number of books is 29

Answer 2

Answer:

4(2 on top) + 3(2 on top) + 2(2 on top)