familiar and comfortable for Americans‚ but it is still confusing to them because it has no standard. There are twelve inches in a foot‚ three feet in a yard‚ 5‚280 feet in a mile. This is a system based on arbitrary rules‚ rules which make conversion of units clumsy and awkward for its users. Have you ever had to Google how many fluid ounces are in a cup when cooking? Or stop to do math in your mind to determine how much you’ll pay to put in new flooring in a room when you know its square footage but
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The word porcupine comes from the Latin words "porcus spina‚" meaning "pig spines". The porcupine is a slow-moving‚ peaceful rodent. They are also vegetarians and mostly nocturnal. Their scientific name‚ Erethizon‚ means to "irritate with back." The Porcupine is the second largest of all rodents. It has a small head‚ large‚ chunky body with a high arching back and short legs. Its head and body are 25 to 40 inches long‚ with long‚ thick‚ muscular tail growing as long as 8 inches. It weighs
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Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (University of the City of Manila) Intramuros‚ Manila ADVANCED ALGEBRA Submitted by: Madid‚Rohainee G. Submitted to: Dela Cruz‚ Roberto J. Submitted on: July 6‚ 2012 EQUATIONS: 1. x2+y-12=1 (x-1)2+y2=1 2. x2+2y2=4 x-y-1=0 3. 4x2+y2=1 x2+4y2=1 ------------------------------------------------- Blitzer‚ Robert. “Algebra For College Students 2nd Ed.” 1994 p. 736 EQUATIONS: 1. 4x2+9y2=36 2x2-9y2=18 2. x2+y2=1
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A driver starts a journey with 25 gallons in the tank of his car. The car burns 5 gallons for every 100 miles. Assuming that the amount of gasoline in the tank decreases linearly‚ a) write a linear function that relates the number of gallons G left in the tank after a journey of x miles. b) What is the value and meaning of the slope of the graph of G? c) What is the value and meaning of the x intercept? Solution to Problem 8: a) If 5 gallons are burnt for 100 miles then (5 / 100) gallons
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Cauliflower By: Nicole Stuba .3 Cauliflower Description: Cauliflower usually looks like broccoli‚ but instead of green‚ it’s white. The head of the cauliflower is made up of very densely packed flower buds. You know it’s fresh by if the head looks full and while the curds of the head are still smooth. Select heads that are firm and tightly packed‚ with a white head.. cream or yellowing heads indicates age and they are not as fresh. Where it’s grown and where to purchase: Cauliflower
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Jacob P. Smith BSA1205 Monday‚ 25 March‚ 2013 On July 23‚ 1983‚ Air Canada flight 143 departed from Montreal‚ bound for Edmonton via Ottawa‚ but never made it. The Boeing 767 involved‚ was one of the newest airliners to have an Electronic Flight Instrument System on board‚ which controlled many systems on the plane. This system also replaced many of the jobs formerly done by the flight engineer‚ including the calculation of fuel required for the flight. The aircraft and crew flew with no problems
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Student ID: 22087885 Exam: 986093RR - Business Math‚ Part 2 1. Ann works 51/2 hours‚ Mary works 61/3 hours‚ and John works 41/4 hours. How many combined hours have they worked? A. 165/12 *B. 161/12 C. 151/12 D. 155/12 2. You pay the following for supplies: $19.36 for pens; $21.75 for notepads; and $32.26 for computer paper. What is your total? A. $73.73 B. $77.37 C. $77.73 *D. $73.37 3. How many liters will a U.S. 6-quart container hold? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth. A. 6.11 liters
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PMAN634 Chapter 5: Exercise 1 Mrs. Tolstoy and her husband‚ Serge‚ are planning their dream house. The lot for the house sits high on a hill with a beautiful view of the Appalachian Mountains. The plans for the house show the size of the house to be 2‚900 square feet. The average price for a lot and house similar to this one has been $120 per square foot. Fortunately‚ Serge is a retired plumber and feels he can save money by installing the plumbing himself. Mrs. Tolstoy feels she can take
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Janet Fincham Assignment # 8 George Washington’s Rules of Good Behavior‚ ca. 1746 HIST‚ 1107-US FEBUARY‚ 13‚ 2013 1. What did Captain Clark’s loud order of “all hands up and at their oars” cause the Indians to do? My peremptory order to the men‚ and the Bustle of their getting to their oars‚ Alarmed the chiefs‚ together with the appearance of the men on shore as the boat turned. 2. Why were the men {including Lewis
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Chapter Quiz Determine whether each statement is true or false. If the statement is false‚ explain why. 1. Probability is used as a basis for inferential statistics. 2. The height of President Lincoln is an example of a variable. 3. The highest level of measurement is the interval level. 4. When the population of college professors is divided into groups according to their rank (instructor‚ assistant professor‚ etc.) and then several are selected from each group to make up a sample‚
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