Four different children have jelly beans: Aaron has 5, Bianca has 7, Callie has 8, and Dante has 19. How many jelly beans must Dante give to Aaron to ensure that no child has more than 1 fewer jelly beans than any other child?
Choose the correct option: A) 2 B) 3 C) 4 D) 5 E) 7
Since Bianca and Callie are both within 1 jelly bean of each other and Aaron has 5, Dante must provide 3 of his 19 jelly beans so each child has no more than 1 fewer jelly bean than any other child.   Dante + Aaron = 19+5= 
<gadget id="calculator">19+5</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24/2= 
<gadget id="calculator">24/2</gadget>
<output>12</output>
12   19-2= 7 so Dante must provide 3 jelly beans to Aaron.   Answer (7)
<result>E</result>
Four different children have jelly beans: Aaron has 5, Bianca has 7, Callie has 8, and Dante has 19. How many jelly beans must Dante give to Aaron to ensure that no child has more than 1 fewer jelly beans than any other child?