Idaho
Society of Professional Engineers
PO Box 170239, Boise, ID 83717-0239 208-426-0636 Fax: 208-426-0639 E-Mail: ispe@idahospe.org
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PO Box 170239, Boise, ID 83717-0239 208-426-0636 Fax: 208-426-0639 E-Mail: ispe@idahospe.org |
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Idaho Society of Professional Engineers
Joint 14th
Intermountain Conference on the Environment & 42nd Engineering Geology and
Geotechnical Engineering Symposium The web site states that August 31 is the
closing date for abstracts and this notice is reaching you late, but if you
contact us by August 31 with the intention of submitting an abstract, the
conference organizers will allow several days grace period for you to submit an
abstract (about 200 to 400 words). ISPE SINCERELY APPRECIATES THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF OUR CURRENT 2008 – 2009 SUSTAINING ORGANIZATIONS: J-U-B Engineers, Inc Progressive Engineering Group Inc Quadrant Consulting, Inc TerraGraphics Environmental Engineers Inc WHPacific Inc
Please consider joining these great companies in becoming an ISPE Sustaining Organization. ISPE offers the Sustaining Organization category of membership to enhance the visibility of your commitment to ISPE and the engineering profession. Your membership will allow us to better serve the engineering community through promoting engineering and ethics, and supporting the needs of the engineer including professional development.
If you are interested in becoming a Sustaining Organization, please contact the ISPE office at ispe@idahospe.org
MATHCOUNTS PROBLEM OF THE WEEK Can you solve this MATHCOUNTS problem? The answer will appear in the next edition of the Friday Update!
National Dog Day Olivia is planning to adopt a puppy on National Dog Day (August 26). The adoption fee at the local shelter is $150 plus a 4% tax. On her way to pick up the puppy she stops at a store to buy a food dish, dog food, a water dish and a bed for her new pup that cost (before tax) $5, $10, $5 and $12, respectively. If these purchases have a 5% sales tax added to them at check out, how much does Olivia spend in total (after tax) on the adoption fees and supplies combined? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Gavin’s dog had a litter of puppies. All of the puppies in this litter were either yellow or black. If there was one less black puppy, the ratio of yellow puppies to black puppies would be 2/3. If there was one more black puppy, the ratio of yellow puppies would be 1/2. How many puppies were in the litter? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jermaine’s back yard is fenced in, as shown in the diagram, so that his dog can run around and play. His house is rectangular. How many square feet does Jermaine’s dog have in which to play?
Answer to the last MATHCOUNTS problem: 5)(5)(5)(3)(3)(3) = 3375 ways ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Since Trina and Mason must sit together, let’s consider them as one unit. That means there are 4! = 24 orders in which the four “units” can sit. However, Trina and Mason could switch places within their unit, thus there are really 24(2) = 48 orders in which the five people can sit. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are 5! = 120 orders in which the drinks could be set down. Only one placement would be correct, thus there is a 1/120 chance that she would get it right.
If you want to see the problem again, click https://mathcounts.org/Page.aspx?pid=1477
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