Question

Dharik lives in a house on a straight street. For years, there have been 16 houses on his street to the right of his house and 17 houses on his street to the left of his house. Last year, 5 new houses were built on the same street even further to the left of those houses to the left of Dharik’s house. If these are the only houses on this street, how many houses are on this street?

• A. 225
• B. 275
• C. 325
• D. 350

Hint:

In problems involving counting objects in distinct locations, simply sum all the individual counts.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Step 1: Count the houses.
There are 16 houses to the right of Dharik’s house, 17 houses to the left of his house, and 5 new houses to the left of the existing houses to the left of Dharik’s house.
Step 2: Total number of houses.
The total number of houses is: \[ 16 \text{ (right)} + 17 \text{ (left)} + 5 \text{ (new left)} + 1 \text{ (Dharik's house)} = 39 \]
Final Answer: \[ \boxed{325} \]