Grades 1-2 Video Solutions 2020-2020Levels12prob24

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The problem involves John and Olivia exchanging sweets, with each having four sweets at the end. To find out how many sweets John started with, it's best to work backward through the exchanges. After the second exchange, John ended up with four sweets, meaning he initially had two, and Olivia returned two to him. Before the first exchange, Olivia had three sweets and John had given her three, indicating John initially had five sweets. Therefore, John started with five sweets. The answer is option B, five.

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John

Olivia

sweets exchange

backward problem-solving

initial sweets count