Let's say a natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, ice storm, or earthquake) has struck your area and thousands of people have been made homeless. The National Guard has a large supply of cots, measuring 2 feet by 6 feet. (a) Let's say the National Guard has tents that measure 20 feet by 30 feet. What is the largest number of cots they could reasonably get in each tent? cots (b) Let's say the gym in a high school measures 140 feet by 60 feet and has two entrances. What is the largest number of cots they could reasonably get in the gym? cots

Let's say a natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, ice storm, or earthquake) has struck your area and thousands of people have been made homeless. The National Guard has a large supply of cots, measuring 2 feet by 6 feet. (a) Let's say the National Guard has tents that measure 20 feet by 30 feet. What is the largest number of cots they could reasonably get in each tent? cots (b) Let's say the gym in a high school measures 140 feet by 60 feet and has two entrances. What is the largest number of cots they could reasonably get in the gym? cots

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Let's say a natural disaster (hurricane, tornado, ice storm, or earthquake) has struck your area and thousands of people have been made homeless. The National Guard has a large supply of cots,
measuring 2 feet by 6 feet.
(a) Let's say the National Guard has tents that measure 20 feet by 30 feet. What is the largest number of cots they could reasonably get in each tent?
cots
(b) Let's say the gym in a high school measures 140 feet by 60 feet and has two entrances. What is the largest number of cots they could reasonably get in the gym?
cots

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