Math Word Problem

The following word problems were contributed by Matthew C. ('02).

1. The Washington Monument is 555 ft. tall, the marble on it is visible for 150 ft. What percent is not visible?
2. George Washington was a commander of the continental army in 1775. In 1787 he was president. About what percent of that time was George Washington a commander  of the continental army?

The following word problems were contributed by Corey F.('03).

3. If the Eternal Flame has been burning 24 hours a day 365 days a year since 1995, how many hours has it been burning?

4. In the Iwo Jima battle there was about 30,000 casualties out of 70,000 marines that went into battle.  What percent of the marines were casualties?

5. If the invasion of Iwo Jima started on February 19th and ended on February 23rd and there were 30,000 casualties, what was the average number of casualties per day?

Use this link to find the answers to the scavenger hunt.
http://ns.kreative.net/cooper/TourOfDC/monuments/washington-monument/

1. What year was the present day elevator installed in  the Washington Monument? ______________.
2. The walls of the Monument are made of Marble that came from ____________ and _____________.
3. The Washington Monument was open to the public on _____________________.
4. The Washington Monument was built at intervals between the years of ________ and _________.

5. A design made by a well known architect named __________ ________ was selected for the Washington Monument.

6. How many steps does the iron stairway have?

7. During what year did President Grant approve an act that told the Federal Government they should complete the erection of the monument?

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Fact or Fiction

1. Building the monument to honor George Washington was first considered by the National Monument Society.

2. By the year 1847, $87,000 had been collected by a subscription to build the monument.

3. The design that Robert Mills, a well-known architect, submitted was selected.

4. Work on the monument stopped on 1854, because of the Revolutionary War.

5. For almost 20 years, the monument stood incomplete at the height of about 150 feet.

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Information about the Washington Monument      The Washington Monument is a memorial to honor George Washington, the United States’ first president.  Washington was able to stop attempts to have a monument in his honor constructed while he was alive.  However, after his death, a group of citizens founded the Washington National Monument Society in 1944.  Its purpose was to build a monument to George Washington.      They had collected $230,000 by 1848, and laid the cornerstone on July 4th, of that same year.  They put a time capsule in the cornerstone that had information about Washington DC, newspapers, coins, currency, a Bible, and information on the Washington family.  They used the same trowel to lay that cornerstone, as Washington used in 1793 to lay the cornerstone of the US Capitol buildings.  The construction was slow and it had only reached a height of 153 feet in 1854 when funds ran out.      The Society started encouraging states and territories to donate memorial stones to be put in the interior walls.  When you come down the elevator of the memorial, the windows clear and you can see some of those donated stones.  Lack of funds, disputes, and the Civil Was stopped construction until 1879, but when it did begin there were 193 stones installed in the interior walls.  The monument was finally completed four years later when the 3300-pound marble capstone was put in place on December 6, 1884.      The completed monument stands 555 feet 5 1/8 inches tall.  Its exterior walls are made of white marble from Maryland and the interior walls are lined with granite from Maine.  You can climb the 897 steps to the observation room near the top of the monument, or take a 70 second ride in the electric elevator installed in 1959.  There are many great views once you reach the observation room.  You can see the Lincoln Memorial, the White House, the Thomas Jefferson Memorial, the Capitol building, and much of Washington from the windows of the room.  These views attract many visitors.      An average of 800,000 visitors a year tour the Washington Monument.  The monument is located on Constitution Ave. and 15th St. NW in Washington DC.  It is open daily April through Labor Day 8:00 AM through midnight and 9:00 AM through 5:00 PM September through March.  You can contact the main office at 202-426-6840 for more information.  Free admission is available, but you can get tickets for private tours at scheduled times so you do not have to wait in line.  Whichever way you choose to tour the monument, no trip to Washington DC is complete with out the Washington Monument’s view.

Answers to Word Problems

1. 73%

2. 21%

3. 70,080 hours

4. 80%

5. 6000 per day
   

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Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. 1959

2. Maryland and Massachusetts

3. October 9, 1888

4. 1848 and 1885

5. Robert Mills

6. 897

7. 1876
   
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Answers to Fact and Fiction

1. False-Continental Congress

2. True

3. True

4. False-Civil War

5. False-25 years

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"Tour of DC." The National Park Service. . . 01/01/2003 <www.tourofdc.org/monuments/washington_monument/>.

Halstead, David.  07/18/1997. The History Channel. 01/01/2003 <http://sc94.ameslab.gov/TOUR/washmon.html>.