A number of children are standing equally spaced around the
edge of a large circle and are numbered consecutively. Abby is 14th
and Emma is 32nd and are standing directly across from each other. How many children are there?
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Katie
There are 36 children. I drew a picture and used a chart. If Abby (14th) is across from Emma (32), then the person to Abby's right (13) is across from #31 (on Emma's right.) I drew a circle that decreased to the first child (who was across from #19.) Then there were 4 children (15 - 18) who needed someone directly across. These children would be a higher number than Emma (32) 32 + 4 = 36. Barbara F.
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