HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT
6TH GRADE MATH OLYMPIAD
March 25, 2000

School: __________

Team number: ____

Measurement

1). How many seconds are there in a normal year that is not a leap year? ______


2). If I go to work at 8:30 a.m. and work until 4:30 p.m. and take a 45 minute lunch break, how many minutes did I work ? _______


3). The front wheel of a vehicle has a circumference of 3 feet and the rear wheel has a circumference of 4 feet. How many more complete turns will the front wheel make than the rear wheel in traveling a distance of 1 mile on a straight road? (1 mile = 5280 feet) _______


4). A rectangular box has dimensions 12 feet by 14 feet by 15 feet.
What is the surface area of the box?________


5). A freight train that is one kilometer long goes through a tunnel that is one kilometer long. If the train is traveling at 15 kilometers per hour, how long will it take to pass through the tunnel? (Note:This is the time from when the engine first enters the tunnel until the last car exits it)______