Math... First Hand
               
 
    1. In David's backyard is a rectangular barn which measures 10 feet by 6 feet. David has a goat tethered to a corner of the barn. What is the area of the grass (outside the barn) which David's goat can graze?

    2. If one million eighth graders stood on each other's shoulders, how tall would the stack be? How many eighth graders would have to stand in the stack in order for the stack to reach the moon?

    3. Each year Carolina's philatelist club takes a trip to the Numismatist Museum. The trip is 80 miles long - 40 miles out and 40 miles back. If the bus travels 50 miles per hour on the way to the museum and 30 miles per hour on the way back, how many minutes will the group spend on the bus?

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Math... First Hand: Activities for Middle School Math Students
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