Question

Harold and his brother collected 2019 cans over a 1 year period.Each boy collected the same number of cans.About how many cans did each boy collect?Explain how you find your answer?

Answer 1

one boy collected 1009 & one boy collected 1010

Explanation:

The question is simply dividing 2019 by 2, which equals 1009.5, however, its impossible to collect .5 of a can, therefore one had to collect one more then the other

Answer 2

They collected about 1010 cans each

Explanation:

x= number of cans each boy collected

(they collected the same number)

harold cans + brother cans = 2019

x+x = 2019

2x = 2019

divide by 2

x = 1009.5

They collected about 1010 cans each

you could say they collected about 1009 cans each.

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