Bridgeport Mathematics Department

Week 11 CMT Style Problem - 3rd Grade

Seating Groups

Students sit in groups of 4 in Ms. Cruz's class. To the right is a sample table.

The students agreed that they want to spread the boys and girls out evenly. Thay make the following rules :

Ana	Eric
Juan	Laura

Each group of four should have 2 boys and 2 girls
If you are a girl the person next to you should be a boy and the person next to you should be a boy
If you are a boy the person next to you should be a girl and the person across from you should be a boy.

Show the 8 ways that you can seat Ana, Eric, Laura and Juan using these rules.