Midway Math

The cost of a single coupon is $1 and you can purchase 22 for $20.

What would 25 coupons cost?

For Spring Fling, we transport 25 tractor trailer loads from the barns in Simcoe to Toronto. It is 135 kms from 172 South Drive to One Blue Jays Way.

If we only used one tractor to move all of the equipment, what would be the total distance driven?

The Spin Out holds 24 persons/ride.

If 120,000 people attended a fair, and half of them went on the Spin Out, how many rides would that be?

The new bunks built in the Nanticoke Shop, house 8 people/bunk.

If there are 32 ride operators, how many bunks are needed?

World's Finest Shows uses 6 generators to power our midway. Each generator fuel tank holds 2,272 L of diesel.

If the generators were empty and diesel fuel cost .699/L, how much would it cost to fill all the generators?

Answers

$23

It's $20 for the first 22 coupons and then $3 for the extra 3 to make 25 in total.

6,615 kms

Don't forget the tractor would need to drive back to the barns to pick up the next load! So the truck would travel from Simcoe to Toronto 49 times to get all of the equipment there.

2,500 rides

120,000/2/24

32/8

$9,528.77

6 X 2,272L X $.699/L