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