Question

Your investment loses $12 a day for 5 consecutive days. Find your total loss

Answer 1

it would be 60 dollars because if yu are losing 12 a day over a span of 5 days you would multiply 12 and 5

Answer 2

$12/day means for 5 consecutive days
you are losing $12 5 times
$12 + 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 = 60$
so total loss is $60
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