Joe Schmoe #32
November 11, 2013
Specialty Project
Math Story Problems
Specialty Math Story Problems
1. If the last two states were not admitted to the Union until 1959, how many states were there in 1958?
2. Alaska, with 570,374 square miles of land, is how much larger than Rhode Island, which only has 1,045 square miles?
3. With a population of 2,694,641 people, Kansas has how many more people than Nevada, with a population of 2,106,074 people?
4. If a mountain in some state is 4,064 feet high and Mt. McKinley is five times higher, how high is Mt. McKinley?
5. If the United States added two new states every year from 1837 to 1959, how many states would have been added between those dates?
*Note: answers should be on a separate page.
Joe Schmoe #32
November 11, 2013
Specialty Project
Math Story Problems Answer Key
Specialty Math Story Problems Answer Key
1. 50 - 2 = 48. There were 48 states in 1958.
2. 570,374 - 1,045 = 569,329. Alaska is 569,329 square miles larger than Rhode Island.
3. 2,694,641 - 2,106,074 = 588,567. Kansas has 588,567 more people than Nevada.
4. 4,064 x 5 = 20,320. Mt. McKinley is 20,320 feet high.
5. 1959 - 1837 = 22. 22 x 2 = 44. Forty-four states would have been added between 1837 and 1959.