Amber buys 7 guppies for her pond. Several days later, she sees 3 dozen baby guppies swimming around. Two days after that, she sees 9 more baby guppies. How many guppies does she have now?
Thoughts? Step-by-step reasoning:
3 dozen baby guppies make 3 x 12 = 36 baby guppies. There are a total of 36 + 9 = 45 baby guppies. Adding the adult guppies, there are 7 + 45 = 52 guppies.
Thus, the answer is 52.