Home Getting Started Answer Try These Think About This... Did You Know? Resources
  Challenge 66: Airport Runways   Why are airport runways numbered?  
  Figure This!
 
    Board of letters  
  Airport runways are labeled with numbers at both ends. The pilot sees the signs when the plane is landing. What is the missing runway number?
airport terminal
Perimeter looking at runways
 
  Want a hint?
 
 
 
Hint: Place a zero after each runway number; then think in terms of degrees. The measure of an angle along a straight line is 180�.

Google Classroom Google Classroom logo or Canvas Canvas Logo

Powered by ASSISTments
Home � Getting Started � Answer � Try These � Think About This � Did You Know? � Resources
Try Another Challenge � Challenge Index � Math Index · Printing the Challenges � En Español
Family Corner � Teacher Corner � About Figure This!
©2004 National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Web site and CD-ROM design/production
© 1999-2004 KnowNet Construction, Inc.