CFL Practice Problem: Field Trips & Fundraisers
Original Problem:
A fifth grade class traveled on a field trip in four separate cars. The school provided a lunch of submarine sandwiches for each group. When they stopped for lunch, the subs were cut and shared as follows:
The first group had 4 people and share 3 subs equally
The second group had 5 people and shared 4 subs equally
The third group had 8 people and shared 7 subs equally
The last group had 5 people and shared 3 subs equally
Was the distribution fair - did each person get the same amount?
How much of a sub did each person get, assuming the pieces were cut equally?
Possible Strategies:
Figure 1: Possible Landmark Fractions
Figure 2: Cutting each sub into the same number of pieces as the number of people
Redistributing:
Working with Landmarks: