Sheet # 234/Yankee Doodle
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Yankee Doodle went to town
Riding on a pony
Stuck a feather in his cap
And called it macaroni.
1) Our Revolutionary War began with our Declaration of Independence signed on July 4, 1776. How many years ago will it be since our fore fathers declared our independence from England when we celebrate this day on July 4, 2000?
2) Horses are measured in hands? Each hand is approximately 4 inches. If a horse is 21 hands high, how many inches high is that? How many feet?
3) Feathers are very popular decorations for hats. If a hat maker used 3 feathers per hat, how many hats could he decorate with 273 feathers?
4) Soldiers carried all their belongings in a backpack plus a rifle on their shoulder. If an average backpack weighs 30 pounds and a rifle weighs 8 pounds, how much weight did a troop of 50 soldiers carry? Is that weight more than one ton?
5) Yankee Doodle loved macaroni and cheese. How many boxes of macaroni and cheese could he buy with $10.00 if the boxes cost $0.39 each?
Answers for sheet # 234 Yankee Doodle
1)224 years
2)84 inches or 7 feet
3)91 hats
4) 1900 pounds yes
5) 25 boxes