Math Lesson 2-14
  • 1. Suppose that waves in part of Lake Michigan caused the water temperature to change quickly from 72 degrees to 59 degrees. How many degrees cooler did the water temperature become?
A) 131 degrees
B) 13 degrees
C) 23 degrees
D) 10 degrees
  • 2. In its deepest part, Lake Michigan is about 925 feet deep. The average depth of Lake Michigan is about 279 feet. Find the difference between the depths
A) 754 feet
B) 646 feet
C) 527 feeg
D) 450 feet
  • 3. The shoreline of Lake Michigan is 1, 638 miles. The shoreline of Lake Superior is 2, 726 miles. The shoreline of Lake Erie is 871 miles. How many miles of shoreline do the three lakes have combined?
A) 3, 493 miles
B) 3, 5 97 miles
C) 5, 235 miles
D) 4, 633 miles
  • 4. How many more miles of shoreline does Lake Michigan (1, 638) have than Lake Erie (871)?
A) 2, 509 miles
B) 676 miles
C) 1, 855 miles
D) 767 miles
  • 5. The statue of Liberty was shipped to the US from France. It was in 350 pieces and the pieces were shipped in a total of 214 crates. Suppose that it took 2 days to remove the first 108 crates. How many crates were still on the ship?
A) 2 crates
B) 105 crates
C) 106 crates
D) 456 crates
  • 6. Suppose four different pieces of the statue had the following weights: 4, 219 lbs., 3, 182 lbs., 876 lbs., and 1,215 lbs. Find the total weight of the four pieces.
A) 8, 492 lbs.
B) 9,492 lbs.
C) 1, 054 lbs.
D) 7, 740 lbs.
  • 7. Admission to the Statue of Liberty is free. In 2002, the price for three adults to ride the ferry was $21. The price for five adults was $35. What is the round trip price for one adult?
A) $15
B) $20
C) $35
D) $7
  • 8. In 1943, a farmer in Mexico noticed a crack in his field. Lava poured from the crack and in 6 days the core of the volcano Paricutin had grown to 500 feet. It grew 1,10ft in the 1st year. It grew 290 0 ft in the next 9 yrs. How tall did it grow?
A) 1, 390 feet
B) It didn't grow.
C) 1,890 feet
D) 890 feet
  • 9. Each year, more than 500,000 people go mountain climbing. What number is 100,000 more than 500,000?
A) 60,000
B) 6,000
C) 400,000
D) 600, 000
  • 10. What number is 1,000 more than 500,000?
A) 610,000
B) 501,001
C) 501,000
D) 510,000
  • 11. What number is 10 more than 500,000?
A) 500,001
B) 500,010
C) 500,100
D) 500,110
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