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Mrs. Link's homeroom class wants to win their school's canned food drive competition. There are 24 students in their class. At this time, they have collected a total of 40 cans. They feel that 250 cans will win the competition. How many cans should each student bring to school in order to win the competition? *

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Answer:

9

Explanation:

the 24 students need to collect 210

210/24 = 9 (to the nearest whole number)

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