Peter is building a brick house. He built 3 walls using 803 bricks each. Another wall used 998. A fireplace took 247 and the chimney took 452. Peter works out that he has used a total of 2,500 bricks so far. Does that sound about right?Choices:(A)Yes.(B)No, it is much too high.(C)No, it is much too low.
Q. Peter is building a brick house. He built 3 walls using 803 bricks each. Another wall used 998. A fireplace took 247 and the chimney took 452. Peter works out that he has used a total of 2,500 bricks so far. Does that sound about right?Choices:(A)Yes.(B)No, it is much too high.(C)No, it is much too low.
Calculate total bricks for walls: Calculate the total number of bricks used for the three walls. Each wall used 803 bricks, so multiply 803 by 3.
Add bricks for fourth wall: Add the bricks used for the fourth wall to the previous total. The fourth wall used 998 bricks.
Add bricks for fireplace: Add the bricks used for the fireplace to the current total. The fireplace used 247 bricks.
Add bricks for chimney: Add the bricks used for the chimney to the current total. The chimney used 452 bricks.
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