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1) The temperature at the surface of the sun is 9,626°F. The freezing temperature of water at sea level is 300.8125 times lower than the temperature of the sun’s surface. Water at sea level boils at a temperature that is 180°F more than the temperature at which it freezes. At what temperature does water boil at sea level?

2) In the 2011 baseball season, Derek Jeter‘s batting average was 0.297. Miguel Cabrera’s average was 1.1582 times better than Jeter’s average. David Ortiz had an average that was 0.035 less than Cabrera. Rounded to the nearest thousandth, about what was David Ortiz’s batting average in 2011?

3) In 1991, the most densely populated region was Macau, China, with 73,692 people per square mile. Hong Kong, China, had a population density 59,460 less than Macau. The principality of Monaco, located just outside of France, had 25,010 more people per square mile than Hong Kong. What was Monaco’s population density per square mile?

4) On May 26, 1969, the Apollo 10 spacecraft reentered the Earth’s atmosphere at 24,420 miles per hour (mph). The X-15, the fastest modern-day aircraft, travels 6.166 times slower than the Apollo 10’s reentry speed. In 1947, the X-1 was the first aircraft to fly at the speed of sound. The X-1 flies 6 times slower than the X-15. Rounded to the nearest whole number, about how fast did the X-1 fly?

5) Yosemite Falls consists of three waterfalls: lower, middle, and upper. The lower water fall is 355 feet shorter in height than the middle water fall, which is 675 feet high. The upper water fall is 4.46875 times higher than the lower water fall. How tall is the upper water fall?

Challenge

6) The heaviest land mammal is the African elephant. Its weight is 2.618 times greater than the hippopotamus. The African elephant’s weight is also 10,905 pounds heavier than the giraffe.

a. Write two algebraic expressions that could describe that African elephant’s weight.

b. If the hippopotamus weighs 5,512 pounds, how much does the African elephant and giraffe weigh to the nearest whole pound?

Team Mastery Answer Sheet

1) Water boils at 212°F sea level.

2) David Ortiz’s batting average was 0.309 is 2011.

3) Monaco’s population density was 39,242 people per square mile in 1991.

4) The X-1 flew at about 660 miles per hour.

5) The upper water fall is 1,430 feet tall.

6) a. h • 2.618 and g + 10,905 b. The African elephant weighs 14,430 pounds. The giraffe weighs 3,525 pounds.