HALLOWEEN FOR HUNGER
After all of our counting and sorting, we found that our group of 3 students collected 283 non-perishable food items - WOW! All together, our collected donation is approximately 107.7 kilograms (or 237 pounds). Remember, as always, to show all of your calculations.
PART 1:
a) How much food per person did the HfH volunteers collect? (We had three student volunteers)
a) How much food per person did the HfH volunteers collect? (We had three student volunteers)
b) How much food could Team-BAS collect next year if half of the students in the class participated?
c) How much food could Team-BAS collect next year if the whole class participated?
PART 2: CBC News recently ran a today talking about the use of food banks in Canada. Canada is one of the 8 richest countries on planet Earth, and yet for many people, food banks are a lifeline. The news story includes an article and a map. CLICK HERE TO VIEW the article.
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d) Which province recorded the greatest increase in the number of people needing to use food banks between 2008 and 2011?
molly asks; What does it mean by 'half the students' (in question 1b),does it mean half of bas or half of the students who participated this year in hfh?
ReplyDeleteHalf of the students in Room 103. There are currently 21 students in our class.
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