Some students pass around a box of candy containing 25 pieces.Kendra took the first piece of candy. Each child takes a piece of candy as the box is passed around. Bob also gets the last piece and may have more than the first piece. How many children are seated around the table?
12 12 children were seated around the table because if Bob got more than 1 candy then the candy box was passed around the table twice.
To find out how many children are seated around the table, we need to analyze the situation. Kendra took the first piece of candy, and Bob got the last piece. This means that every child present at the table had a chance to take a piece of candy, including Kendra and Bob.
Let's break down the information we have:
- Kendra took the first piece of candy.
- Bob got the last piece of candy.
Since each child gets a chance to take a piece of candy, the total number of students seated around the table can be determined by counting the number of candies taken, excluding Kendra's and Bob's.
So, there are 25 candies in the box, and Kendra took one. Consequently, there are 25 - 1 = <<25-1=24>>24 pieces of candy left.
Since Bob got the last piece, we can conclude that Bob is the only other child at the table. Therefore, the number of children seated around the table is 2.
In summary, there are two children seated around the table.