Rasheed’s class has a goal of collecting 40 cans by the end of the recycling drive. Itzel’s class has a goal of collecting 36 cans by the end of the drive. They both checked their class progress on the same day and: Rasheed found that his class had collected 1/8 of their goal Itzel found that her class had collected 1/6 of their goal. Whose class had collected more cans at this point in the drive? Use fraction bars to support your thinking; then explain how you created and used

Rasheed’s class has a goal of collecting 40 cans by the end of the recycling drive. Itzel’s class has a goal of collecting 36 cans by the end of the drive. They both checked their class progress on the same day and: Rasheed found that his class had collected 1/8 of their goal Itzel found that her class had collected 1/6 of their goal. Whose class had collected more cans at this point in the drive? Use fraction bars to support your thinking; then explain how you created and used

Holt Mcdougal Larson Pre-algebra: Student Edition 2012

1st Edition

ISBN:9780547587776

Author:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Publisher:HOLT MCDOUGAL

Chapter5: Rational Numbers And Equations

Section5.1: Rational Numbers

Problem 44E

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