Question

The teacher distributes 5 pencils per student. Can you tell how many pencils are needed, given the number of students? (Use s for the number of students.)

Answer 1

To find the total number of pencils needed for a given number of students, we will use the multiplication rule.
Each student receives 5 pencils.
Let the number of students be represented by s.
The total number of pencils required is calculated as follows:
Total number of pencils needed=Number of pencils per student × Number of students
Total number of pencils needed=5×s=5s.