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100
The first photograph ever taken can be seen at the University of Texas at Austin. The size of the photograph had a length of 16 centimeters and a width of 20 centimeters. What is the area, in square centimeters, of the first photograph ever taken?
What is 320 square centimeters?
100
If the perimeter of one square is equal to 16 feet, what is the length of each side of the square?
What is 4 feet?
100
Approximately what is the volume of a cube that is 12 inches long, 11 inches high, and 5 inches tall? Would it be 1,000 cubic inches, 500 cubic inches or 50 cubic inches?
What is 500 cubic inches?
100
A nurse took Leslie's pulse. The nurse counted the number of beats for a 15-second period. Then she multiplied this number by 4 to find the girl's pulse for one minute. The nurse counted 19 beats in 15 seconds. What was Leslie's pulse for one minute?
What is 76 beats?
100
Given the following measurements: Length: 45 inches, Width: 62 inches, and Height: 88 inches, what is the perimeter of one rectangle of a rectangular prism?
What is 214 inches?
200
The owner of Doggie Day Care Center is building 3 identical fenced in play areas for the center. The dimensions of one fenced in play area is 18 feet by 11 feet. If each play area was not connected to any other play area, how much fencing would be needed for all 3 of the play areas?
What is 174 feet?
200
A particular pentagon has a perimeter totaling 25 centimeters. What would be the perimeter of four pentagons identical to the one measured?
What is 100 centimters?
200
Lucas is making a model of a building using one inch cubes. If the length is 2 inches cubed, the width is 10 inches cubed, and height is 10 inches, what is the volume?
What is 200 inches cubed?
200
Marcia arrives at the mall at 1:15. She wants to spend two and a half hours shopping and then see a movie. Her mom says that she must meet her outside to be picked up at 6:30. What is the longest amount of time that the movie can last and still have 10 minutes to walk to the meeting place to be picked up by her mother?
What is 2 hours and 35 minutes?
200
Given the following measurements: Length: 40 square inches, Width: 32 square inches, and Height: 88 square inches, what is the area of one rectangle of a rectangular prism?
What is 1,280 square inches?
300
The following areas, in square miles, pertain to the five great lakes. Lake Erie: 25,745; Lake Huron: 59,596; Lake Michigan: 58,016; Lake Ontario: 19,529; and Lake Superior: 82,414. How much larger in area is the largest lake than the smallest lake?
What is 62,885 square miles?
300
Two triangles have a combined total perimeter measuring 220 inches and four rectangles have a combined total perimeter measuring 440 inches. What would be the combined total perimeter of one triangle and two rectangles?
What is 330 inches?
300
A train car that is shaped like a rectangular prism is about 11 feet long, 9 feet wide, and 10 feet high. About what is the volume of the car? Would it be about 1,000 cubic feet, 500 cubic feet or 200 cubic feet?
What is about 1,000 cubic feet?
300
At around 3:00 p.m. on Monday, April 9, 2012, Mrs. Gallegos will schedule field trips to the zoo and park for her fourth grade students. If the field trip will be on April 10th and the students are to leave at 5:00 a.m., how much time will have passed since Mrs. Gallegos scheduled the trip?
What is 14 hours?
300
Given the following measurements: Length: 4 inches cubed, Width: 32 inches cubed, and Height: 8 inches cubed, what is the volume of the prism?
What is 1,024 inches cubed?
400
Fog is formed when warm air comes in contact with a cold ground and makes a low-lying cloud. One morning in Fort Worth, fog covered a 24 square mile area that was roughly rectangular in shape. If the length of the area were 8 miles, what would the width of the area be?
What is 3 square miles?
400
A cube has six squared faces. Each square has a total perimeter measuring 20 centimeters. What is the combined perimeter of all six faces?
What is 120 centimeters?
400
Mariana works at the dollar store. They have just received a shipment of toy trucks. The trucks come in a box shaped like a cube that is one foot on each side. What is the volume of the space on a shelf area that is 4 feet long, two feet wide, and 3 feet tall?
What is 24 cubic feet?
400
Daniela was running errands on Saturday with her mom. They spent 30 minutes at the post office, 45 minutes at the store, spent 2 hours looking for a new suit, and was in the car for a total of 25 minutes. They got home at 2:30 PM. At what time did they start with errands?
What is 10:50 AM?
400
If the volume of a prism is 1,000 inches cubed, what is the height of the prism if the length is 10 inches cubed and the height is 10 inches cubed?
What is 10 inches cubed?
500
Brewster County is the largest county in Texas with an area of 6,208 square miles. The table below shows the areas of some states. Connecticut: 5,009; Delaware: 2,057; and Rhode Island: 1,214. Which two states have a combined total area that is less than the area of Brewster County?
What is Delaware and Rhode Island?
500
If a equilateral triangle has a total perimeter of 963 inches, what would be the length of each side?
What is 321 inches?
500
Uncle Jack is building a toy box for his nephew. The box is shaped like a rectangular prism. It is 6 feet long, 4 feet wide, and 8 feet tall. Approximately what is the volume of the toy box? Would it be 200 cubic feet or 250 cubic inches?
What is 200 cubic feet?
500
If Villarreal Elementary students are to report to school at 7:50 AM and sometimes go home at 4:00 PM. How many hours will they be at school IF they have to stay for tutorials until 5:00 PM?
What is nine hours and ten minutes?
500
If the perimeter of square is equal to 100 inches, how many inches is each side?
What is 25 inches?