Mathematics For Practical Applications Worksheet - 2011 Page 11
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168.)
Find the area and perimeter of circle with radius 8 inches. Give your answer to at
least four decimal places.
9.)
A conical container has a height of 2 feet and a diameter of one yard. Find the
volume and surface area. Give at least 4 places to the right of the decimal point.
10.)
Suppose a ball is dropped from a height of 75 feet. Use your calculator to
determine how long it will take for it to hit the ground. [Put your calculator back in
2
FUNC mode and use y = -16x
+ 75 in your Y= window.]
Final Exam
In exercises #1 - 3, a statement is given. For each exercise, identify one AND ONLY
ONE of our fallacies that is exhibited in that statement. GIVE A DETAILED
EXPLANATION TO JUSTIFY YOUR CHOICE.
1.)
Former major league pitcher Ross Grimsley, nicknamed "Scuzz," would not wash
or change any part of his uniform as long as the team was winning, believing that
washing or changing anything would jinx the team.
"Buy new and improved CRUST™ toothpaste, the toothpaste used by more
2.)
people than any toothpaste in the country!"
3.)
"Eighty year old people don't need to go into nursing homes. After all my mother
is 85 and she power-walks two miles each day, drives her car (safely), climbs
stairs, does crosswords, and reads the daily paper."
(adapted from )
4.)
Walter Young, at 322-pounds, is believed to be the heaviest major league
baseball player ever. Convert his weight to kilograms.
5.)
Tom threw a baseball 44.7 meters per second. Dave threw a ball 92 miles per
hour. Who threw the ball faster, Tom or Dave? Be sure to show all necessary
work.
6.)
The price of a sofa was $800. Two weeks ago the price was dropped 15%. This
week it was dropped 10%. What is the price now?
7.)
David Wright, of the New York Mets, earned $374,000 in 2006. That was a raise
of 15.969% from his 2005 salary. What was his 2005 salary?
8.)
Bubba's yard measures 200 meters by 300 meters. How many acres is that?
9.)
In 1957, Frank Robinson had 611 at bats, 197 hits and 29 home runs.
a.)
What was his batting average?
b.)
What percentage of his hits were home runs?
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