Question

ellen had a bag full of pencils. she gave out one pencil to everyone in the class. this is an example of distribution by
contests
lottery
sharing
personal characteristics

Explanation:

• Contests: Involve competition, which is not the case here as there's no competition for the pencils.
• Lottery: Relies on chance, but there's no element of chance in giving a pencil to everyone.
• Sharing: When something is divided or distributed among a group, which matches giving a pencil to each person in the class.
• Personal characteristics: Focuses on individual traits (like age, gender), which is not relevant to this equal distribution.

Answer:

sharing