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Friday Update – 02/05/10
 

UPCOMING EVENTS:

DON'T MISS THESE SPECIAL EVENTS CELEBRATING ENGINEERS WEEK 2010!

February 16, 2010 - ISPE Southwest Chapter Engineers Week Luncheon - 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Doubletree Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd, Boise
February 18, 2010 - ISPE Southeast Chapter Engineers Week Banquet - 6:00 PM - Holiday Inn, 1399 Bench Road, Pocatello

ISPE SINCERELY APPRECIATES THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF OUR CURRENT 2008 – 2009 SUSTAINING ORGANIZATIONS:

AHJ Engineers PC
B & A Engineers Inc
JM Miller Engineering Inc
J-U-B Engineers, Inc
Mason & Stanfield Inc
Progressive Engineering Group Inc
Quadrant Consulting, Inc
Riedesel Engineering Inc
Smarter Process Inc
Terracon
TerraGraphics Environmental Engineers Inc
T-O Engineers Inc

URS - Washington Division
Walker Engineering
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!

Scrabble
Below is a list showing the number of tiles on which each letter appears in a standard English Scrabble game. Note that the blank tiles can be used as any letter a player wants.

A:  9       B:  2       C:  2       D:  4       E:  12       F:  2       G:  3       H:  2       I:  9
J:  1        K:  1        L:  4       M:  2       N:  6       O:  8       P:  2       Q:  1       R:  6
S:  4       T:  6       U:  4       V:  2       W:  2       X:  1       Y:  2       Z:  1        blank:  2

Jennifer and Pete are going to play Scrabble with their brand new Scrabble game. They have decided that in order to determine who will go first, they will each randomly select one letter, without replacement, from the bag containing all of the letter tiles except the 2 blank tiles. The person who selects a letter closest to A goes first (if they both draw the same letter they will draw again.) Jennifer draws first and selects an E. What is the probability that Pete’s selection will result in Pete going first (without having to redraw)? Express your answer as a common fraction.
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After determining who goes first, Jennifer and Pete each put their letter back in the bag, added the 2 blank tiles, and then shook the bag to mix the letters. Now each person will draw seven letters (drawing one letter at a time) to be used on their first turn. Pete selects his 7 letters first and ends up with 2 Es, 1 R, 1 H, 1 S, 1 K and 1 O. Now it is Jennifer’s turn to select 7 letters. What is the probability that the first letter Jennifer selects will be a vowel (A, E, I, O or U)? Express your answer as a common fraction.
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Jennifer ended up drawing 1 A, 2 Is, 1 S, 1 D, 1 U and 1 N. If the 2 I tiles are indistinguishable, in how many distinct orders can the 7 tiles be placed on Jennifer’s letter tray?

 

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