Word Problems
- Of the $539,890,223,079 in
currency worldwide, $364,724,100 is in
$100 bills, what is the percent of $100 bills.
- Our present currency note is 2.16 in. wide and
6.14 in. long. What is the area? the perimeter?
- The approximate weight of a currency note is .032
ounces. How many notes would it take to make one
pound?
Answers
Scavenger Hunt
Go to http://www.bep.treas.gov/
Click on FAQ
1.
What is the largest sheet of uncut currency that can be
purchased?
2. What
is the approximate weight of a currency note?
3. What
is the length and width of a currency note?
4. Who
decides what pictures get put on a currency note?
5.
Does the five dollar bill have a red seal?
Go to http://www.bep.treas.gov/kids/index.html
Click on ticket booth.
Click on spaceship.
Click on Explore Park.
Click on $100 tower.
Click on Alien for Fun Facts.
6.
Who did the $100,000 bill feature?
Click next
7.
The $100 bill has been the highest denomination of currency
since when?
Click next
8.
Two years is the average life span of what dollar bill?
Click close
Click next at the bottom of the screen.
Click $50 bill.
Click Fun Facts.
9.
If you had $10 billion $1 bills and you spent $1 every second
of everyday, how long would it take you to go
bankrupt?
Have fun playing games!!!!!
Answers
Fact or Fiction
- A currency note is 0.144 troy ounces.
- A currency note is 2.61" wide by 6.14" long.
- A five dollar bill has a red seal.
- The largest note ever made was a $10,000 gold
certificate.
- The Secretary of the Treasury selects the pictures of
who appears on a currency note, unless specified by an Act
of Congress.
Answers
Information about
Bureau of Engraving
The Bureau of
Engraving and Printing is one of Washington DC’s most
popular sites. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing is the
place where all of the country’s currency notes and coins
are made.
In the beginning of the bureau of Engraving’s history, it
was located in the basement of the main Treasury Building. At
the time there were six employees, four women and two men.
They sealed and printed notes for private banks.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
building began construction on August 29,1862. The new
building was opened on October 1,1877. It was built with and
still has no windows.
Today, the printing process is much
more complex and a lot more money is printed daily. The
security includes almost one hundred different alarm systems
and an army of guards. In addition to money the Bureau of
Engraving and Printing prints postage stamps and all formal
presidential announcement, awards and invitations.
The Bureau of Engraving and Printing
is a very important and historical site in our country. It has
molded the way we as Americans, handle money
in our time.
Answers word
problems
1.
0.07%
2.
Area: 13.26 sq. in.
Perimeter: 16.6 in.
3. 490
notes
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Answers to Scavenger
Hunt
1. A
32 note sheet.
2.
0.032 oz.
3.16
inches wide by 6.14 inches long.
4.
Secretary of the Treasury
5. Yes
6.
Woodrow Wilson
7.1969
8. The
$5 bill
9. 317
years
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Answers to Fact and Fiction
- Fiction
- Fact
- Fact
- Fiction
- Fact
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Citation
Bureau of Engraving and Printing, . "US Bureau of
Engraving and Printing."
US Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Unknown.
Department of the Treasury. 27
March, 2002. <http://www.bep.treas.gov/>. |
