Matt's homeroom could have raised more money than Melissa's despite having a lower percentage if their fundraising goal was higher. For instance, Melissa's room could have raised 63% of $500 ($315), while Matt's room raised 48% of $800 ($384).
The situation in which Matt's homeroom raised more money than Melissa's, despite having a smaller percentage, is possible if the two homerooms have different fundraising goals. Let's consider the following example:
In this scenario, although Matt's homeroom has a lower percentage of funds raised, they have collected more money than Melissa's homeroom because their initial fundraising goal was higher.
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