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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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• 7

• 8