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NYC Work Booklet
NYC Work Booklet
Work booklet
Day one Day two Day three
Train to Manchester airport United Nations tour Brooklyn Bridge
Fly Manchester to New York (JFK) Museum of Modern Art Wall Street and Federal Bank tour
Subway to Manhattan Fifth Avenue Museum of American Finance
Settle in at Broadway Hotel Ground Zero and St Paul’s Cathedral
Broadway show: Wicked Ferry to Statue of Liberty
Walk to Times Square to explore! Ellis Island immigration museum
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Activity 4—Boat trip to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island museum
Total price for the
family:
Cost: $12 per person
Children (ages 6 - 12) $5
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Accommodation
The family have chosen four possible places to stay - your job is to work out which will be
Cheapest. They must stay in the same hotel for all four nights. You must also consider the
transport costs, which are listed below.
Name of hotel Transport 14 July 15 July 16 July 17 July Total (inc trans-
port)
Holiday Inn Times Square Taxi £120 £120 £180 £150
Hotel Edison Subway £95 Full £105 £105
Ramada Milford Plaza Subway £135 £135 £195 £165
New Yorker Taxi £140 £140 £140 £140
Subway cost (return ticket from airport to hotel): £20 (for the whole family)
Taxi cost (return journey from airport to hotel): £80 (for the whole family)
The family estimate that each meal will cost them an average of £40 for the family. They need
four breakfasts, five lunches, and five evening meals.
£ $
“times by the exchange rate”
Amount in £ Amount in $
£100
$50
£18
£80
£15
£200
$20
$5
£150
Conversion graphs
New York City : a mathematical journey
How many airports can there be before they run out of codes?
JFK MAN
Concorde used to travel the same distance in 3 hours 30 mins. What was the average
speed?
Cruise liners still make the journey from the UK to New York. Their
average speed is about 25mph. How long would the journey take?
New York City : a mathematical journey
Each state sets its own taxes. The tax in New York is different to the tax in neighbouring New Jersey.
New York sales tax = 4%
New Jersey sales tax = 7%
CD $10
iPad $499
I love NY hoodie
$25
(NO TAX in NY)
NY Yankees
baseball cap $30
(NO TAX in NY)
Converse
Trainers $35
(NO TAX in NY)
Tommy Hilfiger
Jeans $50
(NO TAX in NY)
Blackberry Curve
$500
phone
Tiffany diamond
$110 000
bracelet
A mathematical journey: Part 6: walking the city
Because of its grid system, New York is very easy to
navigate.
You can use the grid to help you to work out how
long it will take to get between two places.
Problem
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Address Address
Rockefeller Center 49th and 5th Broadway Hotel 100th and 8th
Times Square 43rd and 7th Museum of Natural History 79th and 4th
Museum of Modern Art 53rd and 5th United Nations HQ 46th and 1st
Plaza Hotel (Central Park) 59th and 5th Gershwin Theater 51st and 8th
There are 183 buildings in New York that are taller than Blackpool Tower!
The table below gives you all the data you need to answer the problem above.
Empire State
1250ft
Problem
How many of you would have to stand
on top of each other to reach the top of
these buildings?
30 Rock
850ft
A mathematical journey: Part 8: why are designer clothes so expensive?
Louis Vuitton sandals : $930 Prada top : $1439 Gucci t-shirt : $367 Versace jumper : $1040
Information box
Building rent: $240 000 000 for 15 years (based on the Gucci store, Trump tower, Fifth Ave))
Staff: $28 000 each (ten needed)
Manager: $52 000 (one needed)
Utility bills: $5000 per month
Fixtures: $10 000 per annum
Advertising: $10 000 per month (subways, billboards, magazines, etc.)
Security: $50 000 per annum (guards, alarms etc.)
A mathematical journey: Part 9: could you afford to live in New York?
Car parking can set you back about $20 a day (and most
residents own a car). The average cost of paying for a car is
$800 per month.
Property address:
Cost of rent:
Appropriate job?
Most residents don’t own a car. A subway pass will set you
back around $30 a week.
Property address:
Cost of rent:
Appropriate job?
A mathematical journey: The Manhattan Dome Project
Problem
How could bad weather become a thing of the past in midtown Manhattan?
Financial District
Using only the information on the National Debt
clock in New York (pictured), can you work out how
many families there are in the USA?
Bank A (a New York bank) work out interest every six months using an interest rate of 5%.
Bank B (an English bank) work out interest daily (n = 365) using an interest rate of 4.6%.
BA Boeing Aeroplane maker (we will probably use their planes!) $47.13 up 2.75%
KFT Kraft Foods Food (Terry’s Toblerone, Dairylea, Philadelphia, $28.40 down 1.42%
Kenco...)
KO Coca-Cola Company Drinks (Coke, Fanta, Sprite, Lilt, Dr Pepper, Oasis...) $49.06 down 1.70%
WMT Wal-Mart The world’s biggest retailer (also own ASDA) $51.55 up 0.37%
Total value
Total value
a loss... You’re not ready for the New York stock exchange just yet. Stick to the studies.
A profit of $1 - $150 A great start! Remember though that if just a few things had gone against you, you
would have lost some of your money. You wouldn’t get a Wall Street job just yet...
A profit of $150 - $300 You’ve made far more than you would have made by putting your money in the
bank. Keep studying and you may just have what it takes...
A profit of $300 + WOW! You’ve got the knack of choosing the right shares at the right time. We
might have to leave you on Wall Street to start making your first million!
Wall Street
Confusing graphs...
Functional maths (2) : the maths of a Broadway show
You are going to use your statistical analysis skills to write a report into the finances of a Broadway show.
The ticketing rates for the musical are quite complex, with lots of different price bands. As it is such a
popular show, it is almost guaranteed to be sold out every night of the week.
On a separate sheet, work out the ticket sales for Friday and Saturday.
The show’s organisers want to know if there is any connec- Ticket price ($) Merchandise ($)
tion between the amount of money someone spends on
their ticket, and the amount of money they spend on mer- 111.25 80
chandise. 105 70
Draw an appropriate graph on the above paper and com- 120 120
ment on your findings in the space below. 70 40
76.25 50
51.25 45
126.25 70
131.25 60
45 20
85 60
111.25 60
76.25 45
51.25 10
100 65
126.25 100
131.25 110
95 75
60 35
50 5
110 70
Financial markets
Risk vs. reward
Stock 52-week high 52-week low Earnings per share Dividend yield
Apple 215.59 78.20 6.29 0%
Citibank 7.58 0.97 - 2.70 0%
Ford 11.56 1.50 - 1.43 0%
Johnson & Johnson 65.41 46.25 4.58 3.07%
McDonalds 64.75 50.44 3.87 3.53%
New York Federal bank
Located on floor stands along both sides of FedWorks are information panels dealing with different topics.
In the appropriate spaces below, list five interesting facts you found in the each of the information panels.
New York Federal bank
Assume that you work for a travel magazine. You’ve been given the assignment of reviewing FedWorks. Your
article must describe what the exhibition is about, some of the things you liked, some of the things you
would like to see changed and what you think visitors will learn from visiting the exhibition.
Museum of modern art :
an introduction...
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an art museum located in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, USA, on 53rd Street,
between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been singularly important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identi-
fied as the most influential museum of modern art in the world. The museum's collection offers an unparalleled overview of
modern and contemporary art, including works of architecture and design, drawings, painting, sculpture, photography, prints,
illustrated books and artist's books, film, and electronic media.
Many people consider MoMA to have the best collection of modern Western masterpieces in the world. The artworks we will
see include:
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A mathematical journey - GCSE practice (2)
Bob buys a camera in New York which costs $250. His brother, Bill, buys the same camera
in Paris for €190. If the exchange rates are £1 = $1.60 and £1 = €1.15, who paid the least
for the camera, and by how much?
Question 1
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Simon calculates the price of his New York hotel room to be £120 per night, based on an
exchange rate of £1 = $1.60. If the exchange rate drops to £1 = $1.40, how much more
will he pay for the room?
Question 2
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Mary buys an iPod in New York which costs $300. Her sister, Jane, buys the same iPod in
Rome for €225. If the exchange rates are £1 = $1.65 and £1 = €1.25, who paid the least for
the iPod, and by how much?
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Gill calculates the price of her trip to New York to be £700, based on an exchange rate of
£1 = $1.60. If the exchange rate changes to £1 = $2, how much cheaper will her trip be?
Question 4
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Financial district: GCSE practice
Rob invested £2 500 in a building society account at 2% per year compound interest.
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Emily invested $6 000 in a building society account at 4% per year compound interest.
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Jane invested £3 200 in a bank account paying 3% compound interest. After how many
years in the account would she have over £5 000?
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Dave invested £12 000 in a building society account at 4.5% per year compound interest.
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Financial district: GCSE practice (2)
Question 3 Question 2 Question 1 GCSE practice - ratio
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Day 1
(Weds)
Journal
Day 2
(Thurs)
Journal
Day 3
(Fri)
Journal
Day 4
(Sat)
Journal
Day 5
(Sun)
Trip review
What did you enjoy most about the trip? What memories will you take home with you?
What have you learned before and during the trip?