jake has an even number of counters. carlos has an odd number of counters. how many more counters do they need to divide the combined total into an even number of groups?
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Jeff rodé his bike around a bike trail that was 1/3 of a mile long.He rode around the trail 9 times.Write a fraction greater than 1 for the distance.How many miles did Jeff ride?
To determine how many more counters Jake and Carlos need to divide the combined total into an even number of groups, we need to know the specific number of counters each of them has.
Let's say Jake has 10 counters (an even number) and Carlos has 7 counters (an odd number). To find the combined total, we add the number of counters each of them has: 10 + 7 = 17 counters in total.
To divide this combined total into an even number of groups, we need to ensure that the total count of counters is divisible by 2. In this case, 17 is not divisible by 2, so we need to determine the remainder when 17 is divided by 2.
To find the remainder, we divide 17 by 2: 17 ÷ 2 = 8 with a remainder of 1.
Since the remainder is not zero (an even number), it means we need to add more counters to make the combined total divisible by 2.
To determine how many more counters to add, we subtract the remainder (1) from 2 (to make it even): 2 - 1 = 1.
Therefore, Jake and Carlos need to add 1 more counter to the combined total in order to divide it into an even number of groups.