1. There is a Gardener planting a patch of roses in every square foot of the Union Station.  The known fact is there are 200 acres that makes up the Union Station.  How many patches of roses would the Gardener plant, if there are 2.5 acres in 1 mile and 5,280 square feet in a square mile?  Find the number of patches or Roses.
2. The three companies, Gray Line, Trolley, and Tour mobile at the Union Station have 3 types of cars, motor coaches, RV's and cars, and 3 exits, I-395, I-295, and I-95, how many combinations can you make with those 3 numbers.
3. The actual cost of the Union Station was $125 million dollars, and the renovation cost was $180 million dollars, what percent more was the renovation amount than the actual cost of the station?

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1. Fact or Fiction, Washington D.C.'s Union Station was built jointly by the Pennsylvania, Baltimore, and Ohio Railroads on an area of swamp land near the U.S. Capitol Building. http://www.us.net/dcnrhs/union.htm#history 
2.  Fact or Fiction, the train at the Union Station is called "Grayline?"                                                                http://www.us.net/dcnrhs/union.htm#history
3. Fact or Fiction, the trains colors consist of blue, white, and red? http://www.us.net/dcnrhs/union.htm#history    
4. Fact or Fiction, the Union Station opened on October 27, 1907?                                                                        http://www.unionstationdc.com/intro_fm.html
5. Fact or Fiction, the Union Station has only 2,000 workers?                                                                               http://www.unionstationdc.com/intro_fm.html  
6. Fact or Fiction, the Renovation for the Union Station was $160 million dollars?                                                http://www.unionstationdc.com/intro_fm.html 
7. Fact or Fiction, there are over 23.5 million visitors a year?                                                                                 http://www.unionstationdc.com/intro_fm.html

    The Union Station in Washington D.C. is a most remarkable and beautiful station. The station has 130 fabulous stores for shopping and buying souvenirs. The station is not only used for traveling purposes but for entertainment with the 9 screen movie theater, shopping and dining. There are seven restaurants for regular dining or for private activities. There is an Amtrak train and ticketing. When traveling you have 3 major companies to choose from, they are: Gray Line, Old Town Trolley, and Tourmobile, these companies can be used for traveling and sightseeing. There are special events inside the station seasonally.
 

    The Union Station opened October 27, 1907 and was completed in 1908. When the station was first built it covered more ground than any other building in the United States and it was the largest station in the world. The total area that the station occupies is over 200 acres and the train tracks cover 75 miles of ground. The ceiling was made from 22-karat gold leaf.
    The staff consists of over 5,000 members at times, and is larger at other times. The staff worked in such amenities as a bowling alley, mortuary, baker, butcher, YMCA hosts and group supporters, hotel, ice house, liquor store, Turkish baths, first -class restaurant, nursery, police station and a silver monogramming shop.
    The Union Station’s transportation would be used even by the U.S. Presidents in the 1900’s and then there was a presidential suite added to the station. The first president to ever use the station was president Taft, other than presidents including fame and royalty, such as King George VI, Queen Elizabeth of England, King Albert of Belgium, and Queen Marie or Romania. The last president to use the station was President Eisenhower.
     On January 15, 1953 the Federal Express Train went out of control on Track 16, it crashed through a newsstand and into the main area of Union Station. No one was killed in this accident, and in the main area there was little evidence of the accident. Today the Union Station still makes history as the most visited destination in the Nation’s Capital with over 23.5 million visitors each year.

    As a tour group or an individual there is a lot to choose from in the Union Station in Washington, D.C.
 

• 130 fabulous stores
•  a nine screen movie complex
•  seven restaurants for regular dining or private functions
• three sightseeing companies and a whole lot more

Answers to Word Problems

1. 27
2. 8,712,000
3. 44%

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1. dedicated to the vendors
2. 9 screens
3. Daniel H. Burnham
4. marble
5. 2 levels of concourses and lined with stores
6. 130 stores
7. seven restaurants
8. Gray Line, Old Town Trolley, and Tourmobile
9. Holiday Inn

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Answers to Fact and Fiction

1. Fact
2. Fiction, the names is Amtrak
3. Fact
4. Fact
5. Fiction, 5,000 workers
6. Fact
7. Fact 

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