Question

Jacob collected 127 pounds of aluminum cans for recycling project at school. Barbara collected 210 pounds for the same project. How is the value of the 2 in Jacobs amount different from the value of the 2 in barbaras amount?

Answer 1

The 2 in Jacobs amount represents 20 because it is in the tens place. While the 2 in Barbaras amount represents 200 because it is in the hundreds place.

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