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CXIL TICKel 4.8 Students in a sixth-grade class are raising money for an end-of-year camping trip. So far, they have raised $240. This is 2/5 of the cost of the trip. How much does the trip cost? Write multiplication and division equations and draw a diagram to represent the situation. Then answer the question and show your reasoning.

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The shaded part represents the fraction which is 2/5 which gives the $240

The other unshaded part represent 3/5 which is ($600 - $240 = $360)

CXIL TICKel 4.8 Students in a sixth-grade class are raising money for an end-of-year-example-1
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