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Sharing Pennies

Linda and Ebony place all the pennies they save in a jar. Sometimes they empty the jar, count out the pennies, and figure out how many each girl gets. Then they put the pennies back.

• 1 On Monday, the girls counted 8 pennies in their jar.

  Is 8 even or odd? ___________

  Can Linda and Ebony share equally? ___________

  If not, how many can they share? ___________

  Write an equation to show their shares and the total. __________________

• 2 On Tuesday, they found 15 more pennies.

  Is 15 even or odd? ___________

  Can Linda and Ebony share equally? ___________

  If not, how many can they share? ___________________

  Write an equation to show their shares and the total. ______________________

• 3 On Wednesday, their sister gave them 17 pennies.

  Is 17 even or odd? ___________

  Can Linda and Ebony share equally? ___________

  If not, how many can they share? ___________________

  Write an equation to show their shares and the total. _____________________

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