Question

Reuben has put his coins into 2 stacks. Each stack has the same number of coins. There are 12 coins total. How many coins are in each stack?

Answer 1

6 coins

Explanation:

Since the coins are split into two stacks of equal amount, both stacks must have the same number of coins and must add up to 12, represented in variables is:

`2x=12\\x=6`
Where x is the number of coins in a single stack.

Answer 2

6

Explanation:

12 ÷ 2 = 6