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13. There are 24 hours in a day. How many hours are in 14. There are 60 minutes in an hour. How many minutes
a week? are in a day?

15. The Verrazano Narrows Bridge is the longest 16. The Goodyear Tire &Rubber Company maintains
bridge in New York, measuring 4260 feet. The a fleet of five blimps. The Spirit of Goodyear can
George Washington Bridge, also in New York, hold 202,700 cubic feet of helium. Its smaller sister,
is 760 feet shorter than the Verrazano Narrows the Spirit of Europe, can hold 132,700 fewer cubic
Bridge. Find the length of the George Washington feet of helium than Spirit of Goodyear. How much
Bridge. helium can Spirit of Europe hold? (Source:
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company)

U.S.
New
York
City

17. Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming was the first 18. Razor scooters were introduced in 2000. Radio Flyer
national park in the United States. It was created in Wagons were first introduced 83 years earlier. In
1872. One of the more recent additions to the what year were Radio Flyer Wagons introduced?
National Park System is Governors Island National (Source: Toy Industry Association, Inc.)
Monument in New York. It was established in 2001.
How much older is Yellowstone than Governors
Island? (Source: National Park Service)

19. Since their introduction, the number of LEGO 20. In 2010, the average weekly pay for a home health
building bricks that have been sold is equivalent to aide in the United States was about $519.At this
the world’s current population of approximately rate, how much will a home health aide earn working
6 billion people owning 52 LEGO bricks each. a 52-week year? (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics)
About how many LEGO bricks have been sold since
their introduction? (Source: LEGO Company)

21. The three most common city names in the United 22. In the game of Monopoly, a player must own all
States are Fairview, Midway, and Riverside.There properties in a color group before building houses.
are 287 towns named Fairview, 252 named Midway, The yellow color-group properties are Atlantic
and 180 named Riverside. Find the total number of Avenue,Ventnor Avenue, and Marvin Gardens.
towns named Fairview, Midway, or Riverside. These cost $260, $260, and $280, respectively, when
purchased from the bank.What total amount must a
player pay to the bank before houses can be built on
the yellow properties? (Source: Hasbro, Inc.)