Jenson had 435 marbles and Penelope had 329 marbles. After Jenson gave Penelope some marbles, both of them have the same number of marbles. How many marbles did Jenson give Penelope?
|
Jenson |
Penelope |
Difference |
Before |
435 |
329 |
106 |
Change |
- ? |
+ ? |
|
After |
1 u |
1 u |
0 |
The total number of marbles remains unchanged after Jenson gave Penelope some marbles.
The number of marbles that each had in the end is the same.
Number of more marbles that Jenson had than Penelope
= 435 - 329
= 106
Number of marbles that Jenson gave Penelope
= 106 ÷ 2
= 53
Answer(s): 53