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Benjamin Banneker wrote a letter to Thomas Jefferson, arguing for equality for African Americans. This made him one of the first examples of a Civil Rights Activist.
True
False
Banneker used math to help design what city?
Georgia
New York
Washington DC
What type of math did Banneker use to help design the city of Washington DC?
Geometry
Art
Science
Why were his scientific achievements so important?
He was the first black inventor to create a clock without having ever seen one.
His work helped people understand that African Americans have equal intelligence to white people.
He helped his family build a farm which they couldn't have done without him.
Banneker used math to help build what out of wood?
A clock
A treehouse
A desk
What type of math did Banneker need to understand, in order to help build a clock?
Algebra
counting time by the hour
Art
Solve the following: 3x = 6
x = 9
x = 3
x = 2
Solve the following: 5a = 10
a = 15
a = 5
a = 2
Solve the following: 4y = 16
y = 15
y = 16
y = 20
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