Question

question
cooper used a ratio table to solve the following problem. read the problem, then identify strategy by filling in the blank below.

there are 12 doughnuts in a dozen. how many doughnuts are there in 10 dozen?

dozen	1	10

answer
the best description for the strategy that he used is multiplying. the number he multiplied by was \boxed{}

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze the ratio table

We have 1 dozen corresponding to 12 doughnuts, and 10 dozen corresponding to? doughnuts.

Step2: Determine the multiplier

To go from 1 dozen to 10 dozen, we multiply the number of dozens by 10. Similarly, for the doughnuts, we multiply 12 by 10 to get 120. So the multiplier is 10.

Answer:

10