Philip is sorting acorns he collected. He has 92 acorns: 66 still have their tops, 26 do not. Philip wants to sort the acorns into groups with the same number of acorns, including some with and without tops. He wants each group to have an equal number of acorns with tops and an equal number of acorns without tops. Which answer best shows how Philip can represent how he should sort the acorns?(1 point)

Question

Philip is sorting acorns he collected. He has 92 acorns: 66 still have their tops, 26 do not. Philip wants to sort the acorns into groups with the same number of acorns, including some with and without tops. He wants each group to have an equal number of acorns with tops and an equal number of acorns without tops. Which answer best shows how Philip can represent how he should sort the acorns?(1 point)

Responses

1(66+26)
1 left parenthesis 66 plus 26 right parenthesis

6(11+4)
6 left parenthesis 11 plus 4 right parenthesis

2(33+13)
2 left parenthesis 33 plus 13 right parenthesis

24(3+1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is 2(33+13). This represents that Philip can sort the acorns into 2 groups, where each group has 33 acorns with tops and 13 acorns without tops.

Answer 2

The correct answer is 2(33+13). This represents that Philip can sort the acorns into 2 groups, where each group has 33 acorns with tops and 13 acorns without tops.

The correct answer is: 1(66+26)