4 girls and 4 more boys run. Then 2 more children run. The same number of girls and boys run. How many of each run?

Answer 1

Since there's already 4 in both groups, you would need to split 2 more children in half and add the remainder to both groups.

2 / 2 = 1

4 + 1 = 5 boys

4 + 1 = 5 girls