E-TEXT EXERCISES Rhonda Campbell Res/341 April 30, 2012 5.62 A certain airplane has two independent alternators to provide electrical power. The probability that a given alternator will fail on a 1-hour flight is .02. Show all steps carefully What is the probability that (a) Both will fail? (b) Neither will fail? (c) One or the other will fail?
| Math 103 Final Project – Parts 1, 2, and 3 | | | Math 103 Instructor: Toni Robertson December 11, 2010 Math 103 Instructor: Toni Robertson December 11, 2010 Part 1: 1a. What is the shortest loan (36 months, 48 months, 60 months or 72 months) that has a monthly payment within your $500 budget that will allow you to buy the $15,000 car? Answer: Through Bank of America, I found a rate of 2.99% for the 36, 48 and 60 month loans. We are able to put down 20% and will need to finance $12,000. The shortest loan period for the $15,000 car that would be under our $500 limit is the 36 month loan at a rate of $348.93 per month.
There are 4 possible outcomes in this scenario: 1) Sampson Team decides to race and finishes in the Top 5 50% Chance. Result: There were no definite numbers, but let’s guess and say that the new annual sponsorship is worth $1,000,000+. 2) Sampson Team decides to race and blows an engine 29.17% chance. Result: Loss of the $500,000 Oil Sponsorship plus $20,000 for the cost of an engine, for a total loss of $520,000, thereby moving the team to $552,500 in the hole. Also to be considered is that any time an engine blows in a race the driver is in danger.
The car had originally cost $40,000. At the time of the accident, the car was worth $20,000 and Alicia had taken $8,000 of depreciation. The car was totally destroyed and Alicia had let her car insurance expire. If Alicia’s AGI is $50,000 (before considering the loss), determine her itemized deduction for the casualty loss. a.|$2,100.| b.|$5,900.| c.|$6,100.| d.|$16,900.| e.|None of the above.| ANS: C |Business Use|Personal Use| Cost|$20,000 |$20,000 | Less: depreciation| (8,000)| -0- | Basis|$12,000 |$20,000 | Fair market value|$10,000 |$10,000 | Loss|$12,000 |$10,000 | AGI||$50,000 | Less: Business loss|| (12,000)| Modified AGI||$38,000
The limitations of this model is that after 499 years from 1850 the time of the fastest mile becomes 0 minutes, which is impossible. After 500 years the fastest mile would be in the negative minutes, which is defiantly impossible unless the invention of rewinding time occurs when running. The equation for an object launched straight in the air is h = -16t2 + 48t + 10. It would take the object 3.20 seconds from launch to hit the ground. This equation when solved has two answers, but a negative answer will not work for the amount of time that has passed, so the positive answer is correct.
In 2007, state lawmakers rejected a multi-state lottery bill, because of fears that the lottery would lose money in such a low populated state. Eric Spector, president and CEO of Wyoming Downs, said “the machines would have generated about $12 million a year for the Hathaway program and around $2 million to help pay for the statewide lottery”. This bill was also expected to gain about eleven million dollars each year from the just the lottery. Wallis stated that “I really thought this was a win-win situation for everyone.” The money was even going to a good cause, the expected eleven million dollars per year was going to help fund the Hathaway scholarship. The scholarship, intended to give money to all qualifiers to attend a Wyoming school, is slowly losing money.
According to IATA in 2012 more than 2.97 billion people travelled by air with a mere 414 people being involved in accident in which they lost their lives. This equates to 29.6 million flights and 15 of those being involved in an accident where there were fatalities (International Air Transport Association 2013). While these odds sound pretty good it is not acceptable to become complacent around safety, even one crash is one too many in the eyes of the industry. Models such as the Reason model or ‘Swiss Cheese model’ have been adopted to investigate incidents and accidents to ensure the correct gaps are filled and the right corrective actions are put in place to prevent re occurrence. This commitment to safety has provided a very safe way to travel, yet some people seem nervous to travel by air.
Blink Reflection I was driving on the highway last week, I was going to change lanes but for some reason at the last possible moment I had unconsciously decided not to. This decision allowed me to avoid an accident because the car in the other lane merged into the same that I was going to except without a turn signal. Before I read this book I thought instances like that was just me being lucky or fate but Malcom Gladwell does a good job explaining how certain parts of our unconscious thoughts allows us to make decisions on the fly that may benefit us without even realizing it. He describes the second level thinking as “ Intuitive Repulsion “ or adaptive unconscious I don’t know how much science has been put into researching this level of thinking or how we can activate it. The chapter about thin slicing was one of the most interesting parts of the book for me, I would have liked it more if he would have elaborated more on this subject.
A recent report completed by a Dutch insurance company showed that th there were fewer incidents of fires and theft on Fridays that fell on the 13 than on any other Fridays in th the same year. It is highly probable that this reduction in accidents owes itself to the fear of Friday the 13 th itself. If people are more cautious on Friday the 13 , then there are likely to be fewer accidents. th If, then, there is no significant evidence that Friday the 13 is any more dangerous than any other day of the year, why do friggatriskaidekaphobics remain convinced of its unluckiness? While the historical or folk traditions discussed earlier may have something to do with this belief, people may also use associational links to justify their superstitions.
As a member of the Ford Company, should I have to decide on recalling the vehicles or settling the case in which injury occurred I will take the option of recalling the vehicles. Yes, the decision will have an impact on the company financially but ethically it would be the right thing. Human lives are more valuable than money. Placing dollar values on human lives allowing them to die or be seriously injured rather than pay the cost to repair faults in vehicles is unethical. Consumers and society look at organizations to be trustworthy, responsible and held accountable for all their actions.