Katy has 13 oranges, 12 apples, and 6 bananas. She also has two boxes. Which fruit cannot be put evenly into the two boxes?
13 oranges cannot be put evenly into the two boxes because it is not in two equal groups and is an odd number because it has a leftover
To determine which fruit cannot be put evenly into the two boxes, we can start by finding the total number of each fruit.
Katy has 13 oranges, 12 apples, and 6 bananas. Adding them up, we get:
Total oranges = 13
Total apples = 12
Total bananas = 6
Next, let's see if we can divide each total evenly into two. We divide the total by 2, and if there is no remainder, it means the fruit can be put evenly into the two boxes. If there is a remainder, it means the fruit cannot be divided evenly.
Let's check for oranges:
Total oranges (13) divided by 2 equals 6, with a remainder of 1.
Now let's check for apples:
Total apples (12) divided by 2 equals 6, with no remainder.
Lastly, let's check for bananas:
Total bananas (6) divided by 2 equals 3, with no remainder.
Based on the calculations, the fruit that cannot be put evenly into the two boxes is the oranges, as there is a remainder of 1 after dividing the total by 2.
Well, Katy sure has quite the fruity dilemma! Let's see... if we add up the total number of fruits she has, we get 13 oranges + 12 apples + 6 bananas = 31 fruits in total.
Now, if we try to divide this into the two boxes equally, we would have 31 fruits divided by 2 boxes, which gives us 15.5 fruits per box.
Since we can't exactly cut a fruit in half, one fruit that cannot be put evenly into the two boxes would be the banana! Looks like those bananas will have to find a different home.