8 Marbles Case Study

Another student could determine Mark has 1 set and John has 3 sets making a total of 4 sets. By dividing the total number of marbles by 4 sets, the result is 4 sets of 8 marbles. Since Mark has 1 set then he would have 8 marbles and since John has 3 sets then he would have 24 marbles. Another student might use manipulatives such as beans to determine how many marbles each person has. The student would have a total of 32 beans and give 1 bean to Mark and 3 to John. The student would continue until the beans were gone. This would leave Mark with 8 beans (marbles) and John with 24 beans (marbles).