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65. Leo Callier is installing an invisible fence in his 66. A homeowner is considering installing gutters
backyard. How many feet of wiring are needed to around her home. Find the perimeter of her
enclose the yard below? rectangular home.

70 feet 78 feet
45 feet
60 feet
90 feet
102 feet

67. The highest waterfall in the United States is 68. Jordan White, a nurse at Mercy Hospital, is
Yosemite Falls in Yosemite National Park in recording fluid intake on a patient’s medical chart.
California.Yosemite Falls is made up of three During his shift, the patient had the following types
sections, as shown in the graph.What is the total and amounts of intake measured in cubic
height of Yosemite Falls? (Source: U.S. Department centimeters (cc).What amount should Jordan record
of the Interior) as the total fluid intake for this patient?

Highest U.S. Waterfalls Oral Intravenous Blood

240 500 500
1430
1500 100 200
Height (in feet) 1000 675 320 355

500

0
Upper Cascades Lower
Yosemite Yosemite
Falls Falls

69. In 2008, Harley-Davidson sold 235,441 of its 70. Hank Aaron holds Major League Baseball’s record
motorcycles domestically. In addition, 78,328 for the most runs batted in over his career. He
Harley-Davidson motorcycles were sold batted in 1305 runs from 1954 to 1965. He batted in
internationally.What was the total number of another 992 runs from 1966 until he retired in 1976.
Harley-Davidson motorcycles sold in 2008? How many total runs did Hank Aaron bat in during
(Source: Harley-Davidson, Inc.) his career in professional baseball?