How much is a trillion? | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

English 15 Public

RAZ Level M

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If you have 100 billion cupcakes and 1 trillion people, do you have enough cupcakes for everyone?

No, 1 trillion is larger than 100 billion

Yes, 100 billion and 1 trillion are equal.

Yes, 100 billion is larger than 1 trillion.

No, you would need 100 million cupcakes.

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What is the author's purpose for writing this book?

to entertain you with hide and seek numbers

to persuade you to use big numbers

to help you understand big numbers

to inform you that big numbers are hard to use

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Why would you likely never count to one million in a game of hide and seek?

All of the above

You couldn't live long enough to count that high.

There aren't enough numbers to count that high.

It would take too long and make the game no fun.

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How do you write one trillion using numbers?

1,000,000,000

1,000,000,000,000

1,000,000

none of the above

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What is the main idea of this book?

Scientists use big numbers to measure distances.

Trillions are bigger than millions and billions.

People can spend one trillion dollars.

Trillions, billions and millions are big numbers.

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Which statement is a fact?

More than seven billion people live on Earth.

One billion kids on plan Earth is not enough.

Mary thinks her mom told her to clean her room

One thousand pennies might fill up a school bus.

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What would your teacher most likely mean if she said, "I've asked you a million times to raise your hand?"

She has asked you exactly one million times

She does not want you to raise your hand.

She asked you over and over again to raise your hand.

You have raised your hand one million times.

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What details supports the idea that big numbers are useful?

People who work in science often use big numbers

There are more than seven billion people alive on Earth

Some numbers are too big to count

Some of the world's largest cities have millions of people

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Which of the following amounts is the biggest?

one trillion

one hundred

one billion

one million

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What can people count using big numbers?

how many people live in cities or countries

the number of stars in the galaxy

all of the above

how much money a government spends

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What could you making using a million of something?

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There are more than seven billion people alive on Earth right now. Is this statement a fact or opinion?

This statement is a fact.

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Why is it important to understand and learn about large numbers?

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Is it possible for your parents to tell you a million times in your lifetime to clean your room if they say it five times a day?

No. There is not enough time.

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What is the difference between a million and a trillion?

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