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Idaho Society of Professional Engineers
Friday Update – 07/21/06
UPCOMING EVENTS:
• September 19, 2006 – ISPE Southwest Chapter Noon Luncheon Meeting
• September 28, 2006 –
ASCE Southern Idaho Section Noon
Meeting
• October 27, 2006 - PE and PS
Examinations - Boise, Idaho
• October 28, 2006 - FS (aka
LSIT) Examination - Boise, Idaho, Pocatello, Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
• October 28, 2006 - FE (aka EIT)
Examination - Boise, Idaho. Pocatello, Idaho, Moscow, Idaho
• February 6 – 10, 2007 – Idaho
Society of Professional Land Surveyors Conference - Coeur d' Alene Casino -
Worley, Idaho
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MATHCOUNTS PROBLEM OF THE WEEK
Can you solve this MATHCOUNTS problem? The answer will appear in next week's
edition of the Friday Update!
Hace Calor!
An expert’s report explained that due to global warming, the summer temperature
in Spain could increase about 6 degrees Celsius this century. The current
average summer temperature in Spain is 45 degrees Celsius (or 113 degrees
Fahrenheit). If the average temperature were to rise the predicted 6 degrees
Celsius to 51 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, what would this average
summer temperature be in degrees Fahrenheit? Express your answer as a decimal to
the nearest tenth. (Remember that 0 degrees Celsius is equal to 32 degrees
Fahrenheit, and the relationship between Celsius and Fahrenheit temperatures is
linear.)
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This rising temperature level is expected to happen gradually, with a likely
rise of about 0.72 degrees Fahrenheit each decade. According to this rate and
starting at 113 degrees Fahrenheit now, after how many complete decades will the
temperature first be higher than 121 degrees Fahrenheit?
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According to Reuters, “[Spain’s] emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in
2005 were 53 percent above the 1990 base level. Official data show emissions in
2004 were 48 percent above [the]1990 [base level].” What was the percent
increase of the CO2 level from 2004 to 2005? Express your answer as a percent to
the nearest tenth.
Answer to last week’s MATHCOUNTS problem:
Letting x be the average number of people per day at the pool, we can set up the
equation 2.52x = 432 to demonstrate the situation on opening day. Dividing both
sides by 2.52 gives us that x = 171, to the nearest whole number.
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According to Tate’s dad’s memory, there is enough propane for 30 hours of
grilling. This is equivalent to 30(60) = 1800 minutes of grilling, which is
enough for 1800/40 = 45 meals that take an average of 40 minutes each to grill.
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If we place our first plant four inches from the side of the pot, no other
plants can be planted within four inches of that plant. The plant is four inches
from the side of the pot, and if we were to continue that segment out four
inches past the plant in the opposite direction, it would create a diameter of 8
inches and go past the middle of the pot since the pot’s radius is only seven
inches. Therefore, only one plant can be planted in this pot according to the
space requirements for the plant.
If you want to see last week's problem again, click
http://www.mathcounts.org/webarticles/anmviewer.asp?a=857&z=107
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