Question

23. A group of friends is collecting aluminum for a recycling drive. Each person

who donates at least 4.25 pounds of aluminum receives a free movie coupon.
The weight of each person's donation is shown in the table.
Brenda
4.3
Claire
5.5
Jim
61/10
Micah
15
4
Weight
(lb)
a. Order the weights of the donations from greatest to least.
Peter
43
b. Which of the friends will receive a free movie coupon? Which will not?
c. What If? Would the person with the smallest donation win a movie
coupon if he or she had collected pound more of aluminum? Explain. Which of the friends will receive a free movie coupon?which will not

Answer 1

Explanation:

a. 6.17 , 5.5 , 4.375 , 4.3 , 3.75

b. Everyone except Micah.

C. Micah got 3.75 pounds and if he got 0.5 pounds more, then he would have; 3.75+0.5=3.75 pounds. Then he would have got the coupon as a minimum of 4.25 pounds is required.