Sheet #150/Weather Math
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1) A small earthquake hit Northern California on a Saturday 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?
2) There is a hurricane warning for the coast and three towns must evacuate: Palm Nut Beach (population 3,451), Femaville (population 1,256) and Sandgate (population 7,436) What is the total number of people who will be evacuating from these three towns?
3) A wildfire is burning many acres of forest. On Tuesday, the wildfire burned 1,200 acres and on Wednesday another 1,593 acres burned. How many acres have burned so far?
4) Many firefighters have been called to the scene to fight the wild fire. On Tuesday, there were 356 firefighters. On Wednesday, 89 more firefighters joined, and on Thursday, another 92 joined. How many firefighters were there?
Answer for sheet # 150
1) 3482 + 4210 + 872 = 8564 people
2) 12 143 people
3) 2793 acres
4) 537 firefighters