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It is exactly 800 miles from Montgomery, Alabama, where Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, to Washington, D.C., where the Supreme Court ruled it illegal to make black people sit at the back of the bus. If you drove 60 mph, how long would it take you to get to Washington, D.C. from Montgomery?
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When the Birmingham Airport opened in 1931, it took 19 hours to fly from Birmingham to Los Angeles. It now only takes about 4 hours. What percent is the decrease in time?
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To convert Celsius into Fahrenheit, use the formula 14 X 9/5 + 32. If it is 24°C in Birmingham, what is the Fahrenheit temperature?
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In 1940, there were 2,833,000 people living in Alabama. Of this number, 30% were considered to live in the "urban" areas. How many people did NOT live in the urban areas?
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