Thu 9 Jun, 2005 10:03 pm - [b]Why are American Golfers, who are unfamiliar with the metric system, advised to add about 10% to the given distances to figure yardage when playing in Europe?[/b] (view)
Thu 9 Jun, 2005 07:05 pm - [b]During the 162-game baseball season, the outfielder Felipe saved an average of $32 per game. He kept the money in a sock in his locker.[/b]
a) At the end of the season he took his money to... (view)
Thu 9 Jun, 2005 12:34 am - A bag of marbles contains only the colors yellow, green and blue.
a) THe probability of getting a yellow marble is 2/3. What is the probability of getting a blue or green?
b) The... (view)
Thu 9 Jun, 2005 12:34 am - a) Is there an x such that [x] = -1? Explain your reasoning.
b) If [x] = 3 what are the possible values for x?
c) What is your best definition of absolute value? (view)
Thu 9 Jun, 2005 12:33 am - The Fibonnacis bought new shoes for the Little League team. They found the shoes at a 25% off sale. The shoes originally cost $28.95.
a) How much did they save on each pair?
b) How much... (view)
Thu 9 Jun, 2005 12:31 am - which of the values below cannot be a probability?
a) 0
b) 3/8
c) 45%
d) 1.2
e) none of these
Note: If something cannot happen it's probability is zero. If it is certain... (view)
Tue 7 Jun, 2005 06:13 pm - how can you get the percent of a given number?
like for this one,
mentally calculate the 60% of $37.
Write your result and explain how you got it.
Thanks a lot! (view)
Tue 7 Jun, 2005 06:09 pm - Melissa is going to re-sod her yard. Her backyard has a rectangle lawn area that is 24 1/4 feet by 18 feet. Her front yard has two rectangular areas. One is 18 1/2 feet by 14 1/2 feet, and the... (view)
Tue 7 Jun, 2005 06:05 pm - The town Little League needed more baseball bats. Bats normally cost $25 each. Because it is late in the season, the sporting goods company is having a half-price sale. It is such a good deal that... (view)
