The graph shows the number of buttons 3 students collected. Study the graph and answer the following.
- Who collected 16 buttons? Give the answer in number. (Eg 1)
- Which 2 students collected a total of 40 buttons? Give the answer in numbers. (Eg 1, 2)
- How many buttons must Molly give to Mary so that both of them would have the same number of buttons?
(a)
4 buttons → 1 box
16 buttons → 16 ÷ 4 = 4 boxes
(1) Mia has 4 boxes so she collected 16 buttons.
(b)
Total number of boxes represented by 40 buttons
= 40 ÷ 4
= 10
Number of boxes that Mia and Molly had
= 4 + 6
= 10
2 students who collected a total of 40 buttons are (1) Mia and (3) Molly.
(c)
Difference in the number of boxes between Molly and Mary
= 6 - 5
= 1
Number of buttons that Molly must give to Mary
= 1 ÷ 2 x 4
= 2
Answer(s): (a) 1; (b) 1, 3; (c) 2