The diagram below presents the results from four fund-raising projects conducted by four different groups with three different goals:

GOAL:

  • Comparatively speaking, how did the four groups do overall? Which group did the best? Were there any ties?
  • What argument could the Math Club use to claim that their group did better than the sixth grade?
  • What argument could the seventh grade use to claim that their group did better than the sixth grade?

(Source: Adapted from Bits and Pieces 1 – Connected Mathematics Program, 2006)