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Fundraising for the Terry Fox Run

Imagine that a local community center starts a fundraising project to raise money for the Terry Fox Foundation. 35 people sign up to help! Each person will try to fundraise $25. Brainstorm how you might calculate the fundraising goal that the community center has set.

In this learning activity, you will learn about multiplying two-digit whole numbers by two-digit whole numbers using the area model and using algorithms. You will also make connections between the two methods, and solve problems that require more than one operation with whole numbers and decimal numbers. Be sure to check your calculations!

Terry Fox’s silhouette