48.The Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada, is
the first stadium with a hard-shell,
retractable roof. The steel dome is 630 ft
in diameter. To the nearest foot, what is
the circumference of this dome? (Source:
http://www.ballparks.com)
49.The largest fashion catalogue in the world was published
in Hamburg, Germany. Each of the 212 pages in the
catalogue measured 1.2 m by 1.5 m. What was the perime-
ter of a page? What was the area? (Source: Guinness
World Records.)
50.The world’s largest sand painting was created by Bud-
dhist monks in the Singapore Expo Hall in May 2004.
The painting measured 12.24 m by 12.24 m. What was
the perimeter of the sand painting? To the nearest hun-
dredth of a square meter, what was the area? (Source:
Guinness World Records.)
51.The area of a triangular road sign is If the base of the sign measures 14 ft, what is
the height of the sign?
52.The area of a triangular advertising banner is 96. If the height of the banner measures
12 ft, what is the measure of the base?
53.The largest drum ever constructed was made from Japanese cedar and cowhide, with
diameter 15.74 ft. What was the area of the circular face of the drum? What was the
circumference of the drum? Round your answers to the nearest hundredth. (Source:
Guinness World Records.)
54.A drum played at the Royal Festival Hall in London had diameter 13 ft. What was the area
of the circular face of the drum? What was the circumference of the drum? (Source:
Guinness World Records.)
55.The survey plat depicted here shows two lots
that form a trapezoid. The measures of the
parallel sides are 115.80 ft and 171.00 ft. The
height of the trapezoid is 165.97 ft. Find
the combined area of the two lots. Round your
answer to the nearest hundredth of a square
foot.
56.Lot A in the survey plat is in the shape of a
trapezoid. The parallel sides measure 26.84 ft
and 82.05 ft. The height of the trapezoid is
165.97 ft. Find the area of Lot A. Round your
answer to the nearest hundredth of a square
foot.
57.The U.S. Postal Service requires that any
box sent by Priority Mail®have length plus
girth (distance around) totaling no more
than 108 in. The maximum volume that
meets this condition is contained by a box
with a square end 18 in. on each side. What
is the length of the box? What is the maxi-
mum volume? (Source:United States Postal
Service.)
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70 ft^2.
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