Question

Joy has

12 shells. She gives 2 shells to her mom.
Then she and her sister share the rest of
the shells equally. How many shells does
Joy get? How many shells does her sister
get? How do you know?​

Answer 1

Each gets 5 shells.

Explanation:

12-2= 10. The 10 is whats left after the shells were given to the mom, then divided between the 2 people, 10 divided by 2 is 5 each.

Answer 2

joy got 5 shells and her sis got 5 too bc she gave 2 with her mom is 12 minus 2 is 10 then splits it equally with her sis so 10 divided by 2 equals 5

Explanation:

12 -2 = 10 is what she has left

then splits it equally with her sis