The Time Travelers: An Adventure in Four Operations
Once upon a time, there were three friends - Amy, Ben, and Claire. They found an old time machine that could take them to any year, but only if they solved a math problem using the four operations. One day, they decided to visit the year of the first manned moon landing. That s 1969! Claire exclaimed. They entered 1969 into the machine, but nothing happened. A voice from the machine said, To travel, subtract the current year from your desired year. It was the year 2022. Ben quickly subtracted 1969 from 2022 and entered the answer, 53. But, the machine asked for another operation. Now, divide your answer by the number of friends you are, it said. Claire divided 53 by 3 and entered 17.67. This time, the machine whirred to life, and the three friends were off on a fantastic journey through time, all thanks to the four operations!
Question 1
Who exclaimed that the year of the first manned moon landing was 1969?
Amy
Ben
Claire
The time machine
All of them
Question 2
What year did they have to travel to, to see the first manned moon landing?
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
Question 3
Which operation did the machine ask for first?
Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication
Division
Exponentiation
Question 4
What was the final number they entered into the machine?
17.67
53
1969
2022
3
Question 5
What allowed the three friends to travel through time?
The time machine
Their knowledge of mathematics
The four operations
Claire s division
Ben s subtraction
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