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

1. If George Bush wants to go to California from the White House which is 3,800 miles in his Jaguar and he travels on average at 65 mph, then how long would it take him to get there?
2. If the White House is 600 feet overall, and the length is 200 feet, then what is the width?
3. If George Bush wants to walk from the Supreme Court Building from the White House which is 6.5 miles and he walks at an average of 3 mph, the how long would it take him to get there?

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

4. You are lost in the White House. 
   You find this word problem that says It will help you find your way.
   
   The list below will  help you find your way. 
   The answer you end up with in the word problem will show you an area where you are in the White House. Once you are there, you can use this item to help you to the front door of the White House.
   
   No. of windows (147) 
   No. of elevators (3)
   No. of staircases (7)
   No. bathrooms (32)
   
   Take the number of windows times the number of elevators. Then add the number of staircases. Then take that number and divide by the number of bathrooms. Take that number and divide by 2. 
   What place in the White House Do you find yourself? 
   

1. The White House stood as a symbol of the presidency. 
2. The house has never been damaged.
3. Thomas Jefferson held the first Inaugural open house in 1850.
4. The Construction began when the cornerstone was laid in the July of 1792.
5. The White House requires 570 gallons of paint o cover its outside surface.

Answers

     Construction of the White House began when the first cornerstone was laid in October of 1792. There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and 6 levels in the White House. There are also 412 doors, 147, windows, 28 fireplaces, 8 stair cases, and 3 elevators. President Washington Watched over the construction of the house but he never lived in it. It was not until the year 1800, when the White House was nearly completed, that President John Adams and his wife moved in. They were the first people to live in the White House.
     The White House survived a fire in 1814 and another in the west wing in 1929. Presidents can express their individual style in how they decorate some parts of the house. Thomas Jefferson held the first open house in 1805. Some people that attended the swearing in ceremony at the U.S. Capitol , followed him home. He greeted them in the blue room. Then he open the house for public tours. It stayed open except at wartime. 
     After Abraham Lincoln’s presidency, inaugural crowds became far too large for the White House to accommodate them comfortably. But not until Crower Cleveland’s first presidency did not change. He held a presidential review of the troops from a flag draped grandstand built in front of the White House. Receptions on New Year’s Day and the Fourth of July continued to be held until the early 1930s.
     In Washington D.C. you cannot really see the White House that well. The best view is from the Washington Monument. 

Answers to Word Problems

1. 58hrs. 46mins.
2. 100ft.
3. 2.16hrs.
4. Staircases (7)

Answers to Scavenger Hunt

1. James Hoban
2. President's palace, the President's House, and the Executive mansion.
3. 8 years
4. John and Abigail Adams
5. Limestone
6. 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
7. 132 rooms
8. 1814
9. Nearly 6 million dollars
10. December of 1790
11. 1814 and 1929 and British
12. 132 rooms 35 bathrooms 6 levels
13. 412 doors 147 windows 28 fireplaces 8 staircases and 3 elevators
    

Answers to Fact and Fiction

1. True
2. Fiction because in 1814 and in 1929 the house caught on fire.
3. Fiction because it was in 1805
4. Fiction because it was in October
5. True 

"Welcome to the White House." the White House. 2002, March 29. First Gov. 17 January, 2003. <www.whitehouse.gov>.