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Grade 4SuperchallengeLine Plots

Line Plots · Superchallenge problem

A line plot shows how many cookies each of 1010 kids has. Above 11 there are 22 X's, above 33 there are 33 X's, above 66 there is 11 X, above 77 there are 22 X's, above 99 there is 11 X, and above 1010 there is 11 X. The kids hand cookies to each other until everyone has the same number. What is the fewest cookies that must be handed from one kid to another?