Question
Tom has half as many pennies as Sue. Sue has 20 pennies. How many pennies does Tom have ?
Answers
bobpursley
You can do this at home: Use beans if you don't have pennies.
Take 20 pennies. Start putting them into two piles, one at a time, until all are gone and you have two equal piles. Now count the number in each pile. Each pile has half of the pennies.
Take 20 pennies. Start putting them into two piles, one at a time, until all are gone and you have two equal piles. Now count the number in each pile. Each pile has half of the pennies.