Math in History

1. Math in History

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4. Civil Rights $100 On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, declaring that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." How many years have passed since the Supreme Court made this ruling? http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/images/br0202s.jpg

5. Civil Rights $200 This picture shows a line of people wanting to get a seat in the Supreme court for Brown vs. Board of Education. If there are only 50 seats available, and only one thirteenth of the people were able to get a seat, how many people were waiting in line? http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/brown/images/br0074s.jpg

6. Civil Rights $300 From the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech to a crowd of 250,000. If there was a 4:1 ratio of African American viewers to White viewers, how many African Americans watched the speech? http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/wwii/jb_wwii_king_4_e.html

7. Civil Rights $400 Martin Luther King made his famous speech in 1963. How many years have passed since this speech? http://lcweb2.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_civilrights.php#lessonplans http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/wwii/jb_wwii_king_1_e.html

8. Civil Rights $500 Rosa Parks was 42 years old when she refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama. Eight years later, in 1963, Martin Luther King gave his famous speech. Use the dates listed to find the year Rosa Parks was born. http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/civilrights/learn_more.html#civilrights Rosa Parks, seated on bus, looking out window, her face in profile

9. Brands $100 Idaho's first potatoes were planted in 1837 by Presbyterian minister Henry Spalding. He developed a 15-acre potato plot and produced successful harvests. Give a dimension (length and width) of a potato plot that would give an area of 15 square acres? http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/branding/index.php

10. Brands $200 In 1870, Luther and Eliza Tibbets planted three “navel” orange trees. Today, more than 6,000 citrus growers make up the Sunkist Cooperative. If two thirds of the growers grow oranges, and half of the oranges grown are navels, how many citrus growers have navel oranges? http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/branding/index.php

11. Brands $300 Milton Hershey was born in 1857. His interest in coating caramels with chocolate resulted in the birth of the Hershey Chocolate Co. in 1894. Today, Hershey's produces more than 1 billion pounds of chocolate products each year. If the Hershey company must spend $24,000 on milk, $6,000 on sugar, and $20,000 on cocoa to make 1 billion pounds of chocolate, how much did they have to spend per pound for ingredients? http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/branding/index.php

12. Brands $400 In 1886, Atlanta physician and chemist Dr. John Stith Pemberton developed a nerve tonic called "Pemberton's French Wine Cola”, which was the start of Coca-Cola. In 1886, about nine drinks were sold each day. Today's daily sales number 450 million. How many Coca-Cola drinks are sold in one year? http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/branding/index.php

13. Brands $500 Kool-Aid got its start in Hastings, Nebraska. In the early 1900s, Edwin Perkins enjoyed studying chemistry and inventions. He experimented with methods to remove the liquid from a concentrated drink mix called Fruit Smack. The resulting powder was repackaged under the name "Kool-Ade," and later changed to "Kool-Aid.” More than 563 million gallons are consumed in a year. How many gallons are consumed in a day? http://memory.loc.gov/learn/features/branding/index.php

14. Labor $100 If a child received a weekly wage of 75 cents, how much money would they receive after 5 weeks? http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/trm032.html

15. Labor $200 This is the seal of the National Women’s Trade Union League of 1903. On the seal are the words “The Eight-Hour Day. A living wage. To guard the home.” On weekdays, a woman might work 8 hours a day in the industry, then 4 hours a day preparing needs for her family. On weekends she worked 6 hours a day around the house. How many hours a day would she spend working? http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/at0054.13s.jpg

16. Labor $300 Members of minority groups such as this Chinese man were forced to migrate from one temporary, low-paying job to the next. Some workers had to support their families on as little as $1.50 a week. Today’s minimum wage in Virginia is $5.15 an hour. If this man were to work 40 hours a week, what is the minimum that his employer would have to pay him? http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/collections/fsa/history.htmlChinese laborer in potato field. Walla Walla, Washington

17. Labor $400 On May 10 1894, 2500 out of 3100 of the railroad workmen went on strike. What percent of 3100 workmen went on strike? http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbhome.html

18. Labor $500 The period from 1894 to 1915 was a period of change, unrest, and economic uncertainty for the workers of the United States. If a man made $1.00 a week during this period, how much would he make from the beginning of 1894 till the end of 1915? America at work http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/awlhtml/awlwork.html

19. Inventions $100 Orville and Wilbur Wright had the first successful flight in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina in 1901, with a glider that covered a distance of 389 feet. If there are three feet in a yard, how many yards did they fly? http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/vc006764.jpg

20. Inventions $200 Orville piloted the first flight, which lasted just 12 seconds. On the fourth and final flight of the day, Wilbur flew for 57 seconds. How many more seconds did they fly the fourth day? Wilbur and Orville on porch in Dayton, 1909http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/treasures/images/wb0040_3s.jpg

21. Inventions $300 It took Thomas Edison over 2,000 tries to invent the light bulb. Afterwards he claimed that he did not fail 2,000 times, but that he knew 2,000 ways NOT to make a light bulb. What percent is 1 of 2,000? http://www.americasstory.gov/aa/edison/aa_edison_fail_3_e.html

22. Inventions $400 Ice cream cones were invented and sold for the first time at a fair. If you have $3.50, and ice cream cones are 30 cents, how many can you buy? http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/progress/jb_progress_icecream_1_e.html

23. Inventions $500 The Model T Ford can go 45 miles per hour. How many hours will it take to get to a destination 320 miles away?

24. Elections $100 Once three-fourths of the states had ratified the 19th Amendment, women were granted the right to vote in 1920. In the city of Springfield, 44 women voted. Orange county had 5 more than double the female votes that Springfield had. How many women voted in Orange County? http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/jazz/19tham_3

25. Elections $200 Electors are people who represent their state and vote for a president. Depending on the size of its population states may have more electoral votes. California has 54 electoral votes while New Mexico has only five. If a state had three times as many people as New Mexico, how many electoral votes would they receive? http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/reform/vote_2

26. Elections $300 By 1920, World War I was over, and America was ready for a presidential election. If elections happen every four years, when will the next election take place? American Leaders Speak http://memory.loc.gov/anmem/nfhtml/nfing.html

27. Elections $400 If 12 women voted for every 116 men, write the ratio of women to men in simplest form. Famous GOP women arrive http://memory.loc.gov/pnp/ppmsc/03600/03681r.jpg

28. Elections $500 In 1909, James Cox represented Ohio in the house of representatives. He was the governor of Ohio when he was nominated as a candidate for the presidency by the democratic party in 1918. How many years have passed since he represented Ohio until he was a candidate for the presidency? James Cox, Governor of Ohio, half-length portrait, facing left, seated at desk, reading. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/nfhtml/nfexpe.html