Question

Melinda has 1 seashell, and Jun has 9 seashells. If Melinda and Jun put their seashells together and then divide them up equally, how many will each one of them have?

Answer 1

5

Explanation:

5 seashells, because 9 + 1 = 10 and if you were to give them an equally amount of seashells it would be 5 if you split 10 in half. Therefore the answer would be 5.

Answer 2

Both of them will have 5 seashells.

Explanation:

Jun has 9 seashells and Melinda has 1.

9+1=10

Divide the number 10 by 2.

10/2= 5

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