Question

The three seventh grade classes at Sunview Middle School collected the most boxtops for a school funderaiser, and so they won a $600 prize to share among them. Mr. Aceves' class collected 3.750 box tops, Mrs Baca's class collected 2,301, and Mr. Canyon's class collected 1,855. A. What fraction of total box tops did each class collect? B. How much money should each class receive to reflect their fraction of the total?​

Answer 1

Answers and step-by-step explanation:

First, we add up all the totals for the box tops. This would be 3,750+2,301+1855 which totals to 7,906. Then, we take each individual box top value and divide it by 7,906 to get the fractions. For Mr. Aceves' class, the percentage is 47%, for Mrs. Baca's class, the percentage is 29% and finally for Mr. Canyon's class, the percentage is roughly 24%. This would mean that Mr. Aceves' class should get $282, Mrs. Baca's class should get roughly $174, and Mr. Canyon's class should receive $144.

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