The Popsicle Problem

Today in Math Workshop we finished up our popsicle inquiry. We figured out that we needed 16 popsicles, because we had three kids absent today.
Then, we solved a popsicle problem with a partner:

Partners chose a way to solve the problem and set to work!

By the end, each partner group had an answer.  They shared their thinking and their answer. Many of us had the same answers!
What do you think the answer is?
Of course, we had to eat some popsicles to double-check our answers!

When we were finished with our popsicles, we washed our sticks and laid them out to check our work.
Sixteen popsicles makes....

32 sticks!
P.S. If you were absent today, I have more popsicles to enjoy when you return!