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Linking Mathematics to American Literature 2
1. In "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass," Douglass says it took him about five hours to walk seven miles. If an average person can walk one mile in 15-20 minutes, how long should it take someone to walk seven miles?
2. Is Douglass's pace above average or below average?
3. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in approximately 1818 and escapes from slave life in 1838. He dies in 1895. What fraction of Douglass' life was he a slave? What percentage of his life was he a free man?
4. If a slave owner buys 30 slaves for $112 a piece, but he only has $2660, how much money is he in debt?
5. Historians estimate that 10 million slaves were transported to the Americas. They also estimate that 15% died of disease and another 30% died of brutality or execution. How many slaves died of disease and how many of brutality. How many survived?
1. The bridge over Owl Creek would normally cost $1,112 to build. The Union Army went over budget spending $2,578. Calculate the amount of their debt and then write it as a negative number.
2. After the rope snapped and the limp body plunges into the water, the Southern officers unload 7 rounds with 212 bullets in each round. How many bullets were fired? If there were 16 officers, what is the ratio of bullets fired to officer?
Horton's Bay is located on Lake Michigan. The lake has a surface area of 22,300 square miles. If an iceberg were that big, how much of the iceberg would be above water if we're talking about Hemingway's writing style and the "principle of the iceberg." (see p. 828 in your blue literature book)
In 1900 there were 173 doctors engaged in primary patient care per 100,000 people, compared to 50 per 100,000 today. (So, it was in the interests of doctors to cultivate the illnesses of their patiens with frequent home visits and drawn-out "treatments.") So for every 1 doctor in 1900 there were how many people? and today?
In the poem, the 2 characters are fixing the wall that runs between their properties. If the narrator replaces 7 stones every 35 minutes and his neighbor replaces 5 stones every 30 minutes who will be picking up the most stones if it takes them 5 and 1/2 hours to complete the job? How many stones will they pick up all together?
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