Mrs. Swikehardt brings 2 ½ sandwiches for her family’s picnic and her sister makes 3 ½ sandwiches. She wants to give each one of her cousins of a sandwich. How many cousins can she give food to? Draw a model to represent the scenario.
Assuming she and her sister combine their sandwiches, they have
2 1/2 + 3 1/2 = 6 snadwiches.
When you decide how much sandwich each cousins gets, just divide to see how far the sandwiches will spread.