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43. $1,000,000 lottery winnings paid over 20 years 44. 400,000 library books for 8000 students

45. The state of Delaware has 450,500 registered 46. The 2010 population of Louisiana is approximately
voters for two senators. (Source: The Delaware 4,684,800 residents for 64 parishes. (Note: Louisiana
Liberal Census) is the only U.S. state with parishes instead of
counties.) (Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census)
Wilmington
Claymont
Newark
Brookside

Dover
Louisiana

Delaware
Delaware

47. 12,000 good assembly-line products to 40 defective 48. 5,000,000 lottery tickets for 4 lottery winners
products

49. On average in a recent year, it cost each passenger 50. The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has an
about $700 to travel 5000 miles internationally by annual budget of $28,595,000 for its 475 different
plane. (Source: Air Transport Association of species. (Source: Smithsonian Institution)
America)

51. On average, it costs $1,495,000 to build 25 Habitat 52. In 2009, the number of movie admissions (tickets)
for Humanity houses in the United States. (Source: sold was about 1419 million for 330 million people
Habitat for Humanity International) in the U.S. and Canada. Find the number of tickets
sold per person. (Source: MPAA)

53. Charlie Catlett can assemble 250 computer boards 54. Jerry Stein laid 713 bricks in 46 minutes while his
in an 8-hour shift while Suellen Catlett can associate, Bobby Burns, laid 396 bricks in 30 minutes.
assemble 402 computer boards in a 12-hour shift.
a. Find the unit rate of Jerry.
a. Find the unit rate of Charlie.
b. Find the unit rate of Bobby.
c. Who is the faster bricklayer? Copyright 2012 Pearson Education, Inc.
b. Find the unit rate of Suellen.

c. Who can assemble computer boards faster,
Charlie or Suellen?