The following was contributed by Staci ('02).

1. Of the $539,890,223,079 in currency   worldwide, $364,724,100 is in $100 bills, what is the percent of $100 bills.
2.  Our present currency note is 2.16 in. wide and 6.14 in. long.  What is the area? the perimeter?
3.  The approximate weight of a currency note is .032 ounces.  How many notes would it take to make one pound?
   

The following was contributed by Mikayla ('03).

4. The Bureau of Engraving is closed on all federal holidays, Saturday’s and Sunday’s. There are 11 federal holidays, 52 Saturday’s  and Sunday’s.  How many days is it open?

5. If the Bureau of Engraving makes 8,000 sheets of bills an hour, How many sheets do they make in a year, if they printed 7 days a week?

6. If the 8^th grade class left the White House at 12:00pm, took the shortest route headed to the Bureau of engraving, arrived there at 2:30 pm for a total distance of 3.5 miles. How many miles per hour were they walking?

                        (Tip use this Formula: D=TxR

                                    D=Distance

                                    T=Time

                                    R=Rate

                                    D=TxR

                                    D=distance

                                    T=time

Answers

Go to:

http://www.ustreas.gov/education/

Click on "Facts Sheet"

Next click on "Currency and Coins"

Click on "History of in God We Trust"

1. Why is “In God we trust” our country’s motto?

Go to: http://www.bep.treas.gov/kids/start.html

Click on Moneyfactory.com

Go to Money Facts

2. The Vignette on the back of the $100 bill is Independence Hall what time is it on the clock? 

Go to http://www.bep.treas.gov

On the left side click on Money Facts

Then on the right side click on Fun Facts

3. What percent of the notes printed each year are used to replace notes already in circulation?

Answers

Fact or Fiction

1. Was the Bureau of engraving founded as a commercial art Studio?

2. The Largest Currency you can purchase is a fifty-dollar bill.

3. The Bureau of engraving is in Baltimore not in Washington, DC.

4. The Bureau of engraving produces coins only.

            The Bureau of Engraving is one of Washington D.C.’s most popular sites to visit. It is the largest producer of security documents in the US. The Bureau of Engraving started as a single room art studio as a producer of postage stamps.  You may visit the web to learn more historical facts about the building and also people that were part of the Bureau of Engraving. 
            In July of 1861 Congress began issuing paper money. Today the Bureau of Engraving produces more than just our national paper currency, it also produces postage stamps and coin currency. US notes today are no longer printed in denominations of $100, $1,000,$5,000 and $10,000. These denominations were last printed in 1945.
           Recently the Bureau of Engraving celebrated the 100-year anniversary of making money. Today the Bureau of Engraving is still running and making plenty of money!  

Answers Word Problems

1. 0.07%

2. Area:  13.26 sq. in.  Perimeter: 16.6 in.         

3. 490 notes

4. 250 Days

5. 70080000

6. 1.4 mph 

7. 95%

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. The increased religious sentiment existing during the Civil War. 
2. 4:10
3. 95%

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Answers to Fact and Fiction

1. True
2. False, the largest is a $100 dollar bill.
3. False, it is in Washington, DC
4. False, they only Designs engrave and print paper currency (no coins) and Treasury notes, bonds and certificates; postage stamps; food coupons; permits and award certificates.

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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/>.

"U.S.Treasury- Office of Public Correspondence." . . Office of Public Correspondence (OPC). 14/02/2003 <http://www.ustreas.gov/education/>.