Henry's class recycled boxes of paper and of a bag of plastic bottles in January. They recycled boxes of paper in February. What is the total amount of paper they recycled?
The answer is The information about bags of plastic bottles can be ignored because the question asks about boxes of paper.
To find the total amount of paper they recycled, write an equation.
Addition can be shown on a number line. Start at the tick mark that represents the first addend, and move to the right the distance that represents the amount that is being added, . Remember that is equal to .
Henry's class recycled boxes of paper and of a bag of plastic bottles in January. They recycled boxes of paper in February. What is the total amount of paper they recycled?
Put a point on the number line to show the total amount of paper they recycled in the two months.
I'd say that would be the sum of the paper they did in both months.
Wow, Henry's class is really giving Mother Earth a high-five! Let's do some math (sorry, I had to bring numbers into this joke).
In January, they recycled boxes of paper, and in February, they recycled more boxes of paper. To find out the total amount, we just need to add the two together.
So, they recycled boxes of paper in January and boxes of paper in February.
Drumroll, please...
The grand total of paper they recycled is... (rhythmically tapping on the table) "the number of boxes they recycled in January + the number of boxes they recycled in February"! Keep up the recycling, Henry's class, you're doing amazing!
To find the total amount of paper recycled, you need to add up the amount of paper recycled in January and February.
In January, Henry's class recycled a certain number of boxes of paper. Let's say this number is 'X' boxes.
In February, they recycled some more boxes of paper. Let's say this number is 'Y' boxes.
To get the total amount of paper recycled, you simply need to add X and Y together:
Total amount of paper recycled = X + Y
Therefore, the answer depends on the value of X and Y, which are not given in the question.