Maria has 14 pencils, ted has 9 pencils, tom has 12 pencils, lucinda has 13 pencils, and jumana has 12 pencils. how can they redistribute the pencils so that they all have the same amount? how many pencils should each person have?

They can redistribute the pencils so that they all have the same amount of pencils by finding the average.

Each person gets an average of 12 pencils

Given:

Maria = 14 pencils

Ted = 9 pencils

Tom = 12 pencils

Lucinda = 13 pencils

Jumana = 12 pencils

Total pencils = 14 + 9 + 12 + 13 + 12

= 90 pencils

Number of people = Maria + Ted + Tom + Lucinda + Jumana

= 5 people

Average of pencils = Total pencils + Number of people

= 90 ÷ 5

= 12 pencils per person.

Therefore, each person gets an average of 12 pencils

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step-by-step explanation:

well if you round, things become much more simple. round 5.95 to 6, 4.25 to 4, and 1.05 to 1. now, add 6+4+1 and that would equal 11. so the items together would equal to about $11.