Philip is sorting acorns he collected. He has 92 acorns: 66 still have their tops, 26 do not. Philip wants to sort the acorns into groups with the same number of acorns, including some with and without tops. He wants each group to have an equal number of acorns with tops and an equal number of acorns without tops. Which answer best shows how Philip can represent how he should sort the acorns?

Question

1 (66 + 26)
6 (11 + 4)
2 (33 + 13)
24 (3 + 1)

Answer 1

The best answer that shows how Philip should sort the acorns is: 2 (33 + 13).
This means that Philip should create 2 groups, each with 33 acorns that still have their tops and 13 acorns that do not.