Christine just joined a group that makes hats for babies in the hospital. Two weeks ago they made 21 hats. Last week they made 29 hats. This week they made 12 hats. All these hats will be split evenly between 2 nearby hospitals. Christine works out that's 62 hats for each hospital. Does that sound about right?Choices:(A)Yes.(B)No, it is much too high.(C)No, it is much too low.
Q. Christine just joined a group that makes hats for babies in the hospital. Two weeks ago they made 21 hats. Last week they made 29 hats. This week they made 12 hats. All these hats will be split evenly between 2 nearby hospitals. Christine works out that's 62 hats for each hospital. Does that sound about right?Choices:(A)Yes.(B)No, it is much too high.(C)No, it is much too low.
Calculate total hats: First, let's add up all the hats made over the three weeks: 21 hats from two weeks ago, 29 hats from last week, and 12 hats from this week.
Determine hats per hospital: Next, we need to divide the total number of hats by the number of hospitals to find out how many hats each hospital gets.
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