Scones

A recipe for scones calls for 3 cups of flour and 10 tablespoons of butter and makes 12 scones. You only have 2 cups of flour, but you can still make 8 scones. How much butter should you use? (Hint: 1 tablespoon = 3 teaspoons.)

Currency Weight

The following table represents the value of currency currently in circulation in the United States. There are 454 notes in a pound of currency. Estimate the weight of paper currency currently in circulation.

Note	Value in Circulation
$1	$9.5 billion
$2	$1.7 billion
$5	$11 billion
$10	$16.3 billion
$20	$125.1 billion
$50	$64.7 billion
$100	$625 billion

Paper Weight

A ream of bond paper consists of 500 sheets each 11" x 17". The weight of the paper refers to how much a ream weighs. For example, 24# paper weighs 24 pounds by the ream and is thicker and heavier than 20# paper. What is the nominal weight of a single sheet of 24# letter size (8.5" x 11") paper? Express your answer in ounces with 3 significant digits.

Red Peppers

James buys 24 ounces of red bell peppers at $3.79 per pound. How much does he pay for the peppers?

Fast Pitch

The fastest baseball pitch ever recorded in a major league game was made by Aroldis Chapman at PETCO Park in San Diego on September 24, 2010. His pitch was clocked by radar at 105.1 mph. The distance from the pitcher's mound to home plate is 60' 6". How long in milliseconds did it take the ball to travel from Chapman's hand to the strike zone over home plate?