A veterinary assistant counts the exam gloves in each room and determines there are 338, 191, 87, 420, 206, and 76 gloves. What is the total number of gloves?

A veterinary assistant counts the exam gloves in each room and determines there are 338, 191, 87, 420, 206, and 76 gloves. What is the total number of gloves?

• A. A 1118 gloves
• B. B 1318 gloves
• C. C 1218 gloves
• D. D 1418 gloves

Answer: (B)

When you have counts in different locations, you find the total by adding all the amounts together. Add them in manageable groups to reduce mistakes: 338 plus 191 is 529; 87 plus 420 is 507; 206 plus 76 is 282. Now add those results: 529 plus 507 equals 1036, and 1036 plus 282 equals 1318. So the grand total is 1318 gloves. A quick cross-check confirms the same total: 338+206=544, 191+87=278, 420+76=496; then 544+278=822, and 822+496=1318.

When you have counts in different locations, you find the total by adding all the amounts together. Add them in manageable groups to reduce mistakes: 338 plus 191 is 529; 87 plus 420 is 507; 206 plus 76 is 282. Now add those results: 529 plus 507 equals 1036, and 1036 plus 282 equals 1318. So the grand total is 1318 gloves.

A quick cross-check confirms the same total: 338+206=544, 191+87=278, 420+76=496; then 544+278=822, and 822+496=1318.