Takala put 9 marbles in the box, jackie put in 7, and laird put in 11. Then they divided the marbles evenly among themselves. How many did each person get?

The correct answer is 9.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's start by analyzing the information we have.

We know that Takala put 9 marbles in the box, jackie put in 7, and laird put in 11.

Before continuing, the most convenient is to add these three things:

9 + 7 + 11 = 27.

We now know that those 27 were divided equally to each other, that is 27: 3.

So we just have to divide:

27: 3 = 9

In this way we can verify that each person obtained 9.

Divide 27 by three to get the answer: 9