What's Inside the White House?The White House is the most-visited home in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , with more than one million visitors a year. But there are parts of the White House that only the First Family and staff members see. Here's a peek inside. The White House has four main floors. The ground and first floors are open to the public. The second and third floors consist of private meeting rooms and family quarters. Public floors Ground floor: 10 rooms The State or first floor: 8 rooms Private floors Second floor: 16 rooms Third floor: 20 rooms In all, the White House has: 12 family or guest bedrooms 5 kitchens (main, family, diet, staff, pastry pastry, general name for baked articles of food made of paste or having paste as a necessary ingredient. The name is also used for the paste itself. The essential elements of paste are flour, liquid (usually milk or water, sometimes beaten egg), and shortening. ) 4 dining rooms (State, Family, President's, Staff) 1 medical clinic 1 dental dental /den·tal/ (den´t'l) pertaining to a tooth or teeth. den·tal adj. 1. Of, relating to, or for the teeth. 2. Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry. office 31 bathrooms 28 fireplaces 12 chimneys A list of the tallest chimneys of the world. Timeline of world's tallest chimney Since the beginning of the industrial revolution, tall chimneys were built, at the beginning with bricks, and later also of concrete or steel. 3 elevators 1 bowling alley alley an area in a cow barn identified by its particular purpose such as a loafing alley, a walking alley or feeding alley. 1 movie theater Use the information in the boxes above to answer the following questions. 1. Which floor has the most rooms? a. Ground floor b. First floor c. Second floor d. Third floor 2. Which floor has the least number of rooms? a. Ground floor b. First floor c. Second floor d. Third floor 3. Add up the number of rooms on the ground and first floors. Write your answer here:-- 4. Add up the number of rooms on the second and third floors. Write your answer here:-- Compare the floors. You can compare two things by writing a ratio. There are three common ways to write a ratio: 2 to 3 2:3 2/3 5. The ratio of public rooms to private rooms in the White House is a. 3:4 b. 18:36 c. 10:16 d. 36:18 Ratios with different numbers can be equivalent if you can cross-multiply cross-mul·ti·ply intr.v. cross-mul·ti·plied, cross-mul·ti·ply·ing, cross-mul·ti·plies To multiply the numerator of one of a pair of fractions by the denominator of the other. the ratio. For example: 2:3 = 4:6. To cross-multiply, check that 2 x 6 = 3 x 4. 6. Which ratio also shows the number of public rooms to private rooms in the White House? a. 3:6 b. 1:2 c. 6:12 d. 2:4 7. What is the ratio of fireplaces to chimneys in the White House?-- More! Write an equation comparing two other types of rooms in the White House. |
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