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The 6th grade classes have started a contest to collect cans for recycling. The first class to reach 500 cans will win.
The chart below shows the two classes in the lead. How many cans does each class have left to meet their goal?
show the work . find how much they collected. Given is the weeks and the fraction of goal.
CHART
CLASS 1
WEEK # COLLECTED FRACTION OF GOAL
1 1/2
2 1/5
3 1/4
CLASS 2
WEEK # COLLECTED FRACTION OF GOAL
1 2/5
2 1/10
3 1/5
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