MLK Jr. Math

You are driving to a MLK Day parade in Washington, D.C., where Martin Luther King, Jr. gave his famous “I have a Dream” speech. You traveled 196 miles in 3.5 hours to attend the parade. Write your speed as a unit rate, comparing miles to 1 hour.

• 50

• 55

• 56

• 59

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

You have 15 yards of ribbon for your MLK Day celebration banners. Each sign gets the same amount of ribbon. How much ribbon will each of your 20 banners get?

• 1/4

• 1/2

• 3/5

• 3/4

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CCSS.5.NF.B.3

Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. We just had an election in 2020. Did we have a presidential election the year MLK was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

• yes

• no

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

In the year 2000, MLK Day was finally celebrated in all 50 states. Not all states adopted this holiday at the same time. How many states celebrated this day when 60% of the states had adopted it?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 45

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

In the year 2000, MLK Day was finally celebrated in all 50 states. Not all states adopted this holiday at the same time. How many states celebrated this day when 4/5 of the states had adopted it?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 45

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

In the year 2000, MLK Day was finally celebrated in all 50 states. Not all states adopted this holiday at the same time. How many states celebrated this day when 90% of the states had adopted it?

• 20

• 30

• 40

• 45

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3C

Showing extreme intelligence, MLK skipped 9^th and 12^th grade. What is the least common multiple of 9 and 12?

• 3

• 18

• 24

• 36

Dr. King entered Morehouse College at the age of 15. He won the Nobel Peace Prize at age 35. What is the greatest common factor of 15 and 35?

• 5

• 70

• 15

• 90

Approximately 250,000 people of all races and backgrounds attended the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, during which MLK delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Fifteen percent of the people attending were students. Write 15% as a fraction in simplest form.

• 15/100

• 7.5/ 50

• 3/20

• 15/15

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is located in West Potomac Park in Washington, D.C. The memorial features a statue. The statue is located at (-2, 3) and the Lincoln Memorial is located at (4, 3). Plot these points on the coordinate grid. If each unit represents 1 block, what is the distance from the MLK memorial to the Lincoln memorial?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

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CCSS.HSG.GPE.B.7