The great smartie problem

The Great Smartie ProblemBy Miss Dunsiger and Mrs. Howe

Mrs. Howe and Miss Dunsiger are good friends. They teachright beside each other, and they love to talk and plantogether. They also love to have their snacks together too.

One day, Mrs. Howe brought in a special snack to share with MissDunsiger. She brought in some Valentines Day Smarties.

Some of the Smarties were white ones, and some of the Smartieswere red ones. Mrs. Howe brought in two heart-shaped buckets tohold this special treat.

One heart-shaped bucket had 10 Smarties: some were whiteSmarties and some were red Smarties.

The other heart-shaped bucket had 4 white Smarties and 2 redSmarties.

Mrs. Howe is always fair. She wanted to make sure that both heart-shaped buckets had the same number of Smarties. Bucket 1 Bucket 2

What could she do to make sure that each heart-shaped bucket hasthe same number of Smarties? Bucket 1 Bucket 2

The great smartie problem

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