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Hello everyone, This is Max. I’m back!

And this is the tale Of Zeke and Zack

A Tale about Zeke and Zack

Yes, Zack and Zeke,Zeke and Zack,Two great friends,A dog and a cat.

They took a trip,This dog and this kitty.Off they wentTo see the big city.

Zeke was bigAnd Zack was little.But whatever they boughtThey split down the middle.

Zeke said, “I’m hungry.How about you?”So they bought a sandwichAnd split it in two.

They bought 4 hot dogsAnd this worked best:Zeke took halfZack took the rest.

They did some more wanderingAll over townThen bought 6 hamburgersAnd swallowed them down.

They passed the zoo,They saw a giraffeThey had 8 marshmallowsAnd each took half.

Yes, Zeke was bigAnd Zack was littleBut whatever they hadThey split down the middle.

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A Tale about Zeke and Zack

Max’s Challenge: Zeke and Zack shared everything “down the middle.” Use the pictures to show how they shared the food. How much food did Zeke eat?

A. Half a sandwich, 2 hot dogs, 3 hamburgers, 4 marshmallows

B. 2 sandwiches, 1 hot dog, 5 hamburgers, 6 marshmallow

C. 1 sandwich, 4 hot dogs, 6 hamburgers, 8 marshmallows

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