Two sixth grade classes are raising money. Mrs. Shen's class raises $120. Mr. McClary's class raises 50% of the amount Mrs. Shen's class raises. How much money do the two classes raise in all? A $60 B $170 C $180 D $240 Jake chose A as the correct answer. How might he have gotten that answer? "X"

C, He got that answer by thinking that the question was asking how much Mr.McClary's class made

Step-by-step explanation:

Mrs.Shen Raised $120

Mr. McClary raised $60 (50% of 120)

120

+60

180

step-by-step explanation:

descending order means to order the polynomials from the term with the largest exponent to the term with the smallest exponent.  

therefore, the correct answer is d.