Goldentail’s Rounding Railroad
Follow the four steps below
to learn some fascinating facts
about the history of railroads
in America!
1
Solve the equations below, rounding each
answer to the nearest whole number.
2
Circle your answers.
3
Use the Secret Coded Letter Values chart (to the
right) and decode the numbers you circled.
4
Read the letters one column at a time
(Starting at the top) to answer the two
railroad questions.
Secret Coded Letter Values
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
= '
= F
=M
=H
=G
=O
=A
= S
=E
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
=N
= I
=L
=R
=X
=C
= J
=Y
=K
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
=D
=B
= P
=W
=T
=Q
=Z
=U
=V
The first railroad in the United States
star ted operating in 1830.
The first transcontinental railroad, which
joined the Atlantic and Pacific coasts,
was completed on May 10, 1869 when
a golden spike joined the Central Pacific
and Union Pacific railroads.
What was it called ?
What city is the site of this historic event?
25 x .41 = 10
108
5=
I
4 x 4.8 =
25 x .795 = 20
25
61
4=
5=
2=
635
25 =
3.8 x 5.9 =
32 x .33 =
2 x 2.4 =
57
86
17
1.1 x 3 =
3 x 7.12 =
11
P
4=
10 =
24 x .4 =
1.6 x 3 =
1.95
37
123
.75 x 9 =
1.25 =
10 =
12 =
4=
2.25 x 3 =
2.5 x 1.8 =
3 x 7.25 =
.25 x 23 =
23
26
107
4.5 x 1.8 =
57
4=
10 =
2=
.1 x 109 =
155
AND
20 =
5=
560
25 =
4 x 2.9 =
.4 x 7 =
62
123
4=
15 =
5 x 3.9 =
.19 x 75 =
40 x .12 =
38
156
30
3.2 x 3.2 =
4 x 5.45 =
124
4 x 4.55 =
178
8=
12 =
8=
1.7 x 1.7 =
1.2 x 8 =
105
38
21
3.1 x 7.1 =
5=
4=
12 =
16 =
8=