Monthly gifts
at the play, brandi tells people they can support the theater
department at the local college. brandi asks people to sign up
to make monthly gifts. she wants to raise at least $800 in 6 months
from these gifts.
here are the gift amounts.
theater department
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theater.
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$10 each month
$20 each month
o $50 each month
how can brandi raise at least $800 in 6 months?
solve it
brandi find a way to raise money.
• find how much each monthly gift raises in 6 months.
• then find a way to raise at least $800 in 6 months.
• tell how you know that your answer works.
reflect
use mathematical practices after you complete the task, choose
one of these questions to discuss with a partner.
• use structure how did you use basic facts to solve this problem?
• reason mathematically what computation strategies did you use?
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