Fair Shares

Spring

100

I picked 4 flowers to share equally with my mother and grandmother. How many should I give to each person?

2 flowers

200

My aunt took 16 ice pops to the park. How can she share them equally among 8 children?

2 ice pops each

300

I hid 24 eggs. Six people are coming to my egg hunt. How many eggs can each person find so that everyone has a fair share?

4 eggs

400

I picked nine flowers to give to my three teachers. How many should I give to each teacher so that they all have the same amount?

3 flowers

500

I hid 45 eggs at the park. There are 9 people coming to my egg hunt. How many eggs should each person pick up if they want to share equally?

5 eggs

Cookies and Brownies

100

I have 12 cookies to give to 4 friends. How can I share them so each person gets his or her fair share?

3 cookies each

200

Grandma made four cookies. She wants to give them to her two grandchildren. How many should each child eat?

2 cookies

300

I made 15 brownies to share with five friends. How many brownies should each friend eat if they share equally?

3 brownies

400

My father made 18 brownies. He wants to give them to his three children. How many brownies should each child get if they all get their fair share?

6 brownies each

500

There are 50 cookies on a plate. Then people want to share them. How many should they each eat if they share fairly?

5 cookies each

Candy

100

I have 10 Skittles. I want some and my sister wants some. How can we share the Skittles equally?

each person eats 5

200

I have 14 jellybeans. I want some and my brother wants some. How can we share the jellybeans equally?

each person eats 7

300

I have sixteen jellybeans and four little sisters. How can I share them so that each person gets the same amount?

Each sister eats 4 jellybeans

400

I have 24 Hershey's Kisses to share with 8 friends. How many should I give each friend if they get equal shares?

3 Hershey's Kisses

500

I have 36 M&M's to share equally between 3 people. How many should I give each person?

12 M&M's

Fruit

100

I have 6 grapes. I want some and my mom wants some. How can we share them equally?

Each person eats 3 grapes.

200

My uncle picked 9 apples. He wants to give them to three people. How can he share them so that everyone gets a fair share?

3 apples each

300

I bought a box of 20 blackberries. I want to give them to 5 friends. How many blackberries should I give to each friend if they share equally?

4 blackberries

400

I have 25 strawberries to give to 5 friends. How can I share them so each person gets his or her fair share?

5 strawberries each

500

My mom bought 20 oranges to make 5 fruit baskets. She wants the same amount of oranges in each basket. How many should she put in each basket?

4 oranges in each basket

Anything!

100

Mom is packing lunch for four kids. She has 40 pretzels to share equally with them. How many pretzels should she give to each kid?

10 pretzels

200

The teacher has 12 stickers to give to 4 students. How many stickers should she give to each student if they all get a fair share?

3 stickers

300

My teacher gave our group 15 marbles. There are five people in our group. How can we share the marbles fairly?

3 marbles each

400

I am setting up chairs in rows for a party. I have 12 chairs and I want to make 4 equal rows. How many chairs should I put in each row?

3 chairs in each row

500

There are 20 kids in a class. The teacher wants to arrange the desks in 4 equal groups. How many desks will be in each group?

5 desks in each group