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Date:
Carla’s teacher picked the numbers 2, 7, 5 and 8. She asked her second
graders to arrange these numbers in the spaces below and then add
them. She wanted to see who could arrange the numbers to make the
largest sum.
How should Carla arrange the numbers to get the largest sum? Write
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the numbers 2, 7, 5 and 8 in the boxes below and then find the sum.
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Explain how you know this is the best way for Carla to arrange the
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numbers to get the largest sum.
Largest Sum
1
Kawas, 2004