Problem of the Week - Lower Elementary - Oct. 11, 2020 to Oct. 17, 2020

Lower Elementary: 

Question: Laura and Harold are repotting orchids. They plant 2 orchid plants in each pot. When they are done, they have 3 rows of 5 pots of orchids. How many orchid plants did Laura and Harold repot? 

Answer: 30 orchid plants

Solution:   Since there are 3 rows of 5 pots, there are 5 + 5 + 5 = 15 pots. Since there are two orchid plants in each pot, there are 15 + 15 = 30 orchid plants in total. Laura and Harold replanted 30 orchid plants.