Decimals, fractions, measurement, whole number operations. The house on 263 N. Main St. in North Brookfield, Massachusetts was built almost 200 years ago. It was part of the Underground Railroad when Amasa Walker lived there. He was an abolitionist who helped the slaves hide and find their way up to Canada where they would be set free. Nobody knows where in the house any of the slaves where hidden.
Nobody can seem to figure it out.
We picked this place because it was an important contribution to North Brookfield's history and it's involvement with the underground railroad. Since the house is so huge, we thought that this place would be fun to write a math problem about. But one of the main reasons we picked this house is because it is the house that Kaitlyn currently lives in. After reading about Amasa Walker, who lived there when the house was built, we came to realize that he had a very exciting life. Wherever he was he always wrote and spoke freely in support of the antislavery movement.