The Waving Girl Statue

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1. Bricks make up the foundation of the Savannah Waving Girl Statue. The pattern of the bricks is 3 bricks horizantally, 3 bricks vertically, 3 bricks horizontally, etc. We will call each group a trio. The length of the foundation is 38 trios and the width is 26 trios. What is the area of the foundation in trios of bricks and in total bricks?

2.Florence Martus was born in 1868. She moved to Elba Island in 1887 and died in 1943. How old was Florence Martus when she moved to Elba Island? What percentage of her life had she already lived by the time she moved?

3. Florence Martus lived from 1868-1943. How long did she live? What fraction of a century did she live? What percent of a century did she live? Convert your percent answer to a decimal answer, too. So, when you have finished you will have how long she lived in a fraction, percent, and decimal form.

4. These are the dimensions of the base of the Waving Girl statue. The length is 10 feet. The width is 9 ft. 3 inches. The height is 10 inches. Find the volume of this base in inches.