A small earthquake hit Northern California on a Tuesday afternoon. It was felt by people in three cities: Los Manos (population 3,482), Mount Good (population 4,210) and Meganville (872). How many people felt the earthquake?
5,684 people
8,564 people
8,654 people
8,546 people

The news said that Bigburg also felt the quake. Its population is 2,998. Now how many people felt the quake?
11,562 people
10,690 people
10,989 people
7,773 people

It takes a strap 50 inches long to strap a water heater to the wall to keep it from falling over during an earthquake. There are 420 homes in Los Manos. If every single home in Los Manos strapped their water heater to the wall, how many inches of strap would it take?
1,200 inches
50 inches
420 inches
21,000 inches

If you convert those inches into feet, how many feet would it take?
12 feet
21,012 feet
1,750 feet
252,000 feet

In the first earthquake 10 homes were damaged; in the second 50 homes were damaged and in the third earthquake 30 homes were damaged. What is the average number of homes damaged in the earthquakes?
11
30
35

 
 
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