Solve by finding the root of an equation in just one unknown. 1. A rope 75 feet long is cut into two pieces where one is 11 feet long than the other. Find their lengths. Let x = shorter piece’s lenght x + 11 = longer piece’s lenght Solution: x + x +11 = 75 2x = 75 – 11 2x = 64 2x = 64 2 2 x = 32 x + 11 = 32 + 11 = 43 2. Find the dimensions of a rectangle where the altitude
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Causes and solutions to pronunciation problems 12008815x ‚ So Hee Kim Hong kong is one of the most preferred locations for international business in Asia Pacific‚ and is becoming more so. Naturally business English skills is becoming increasingly important. Business English skills can be categorized into three different parts. These parts are writing‚ presentation and communication. All are equally important‚ but this essay will focus more on commuicaition. To be be more specific‚ it will
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ECON112 Macroeconomics Problem Set 3 *Solution* Fall 2010 (Instructor: Li‚ Yao; TA: Fok Pik Lin‚ Astor) -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Posted: Monday‚ November 1‚ 2010 Due: 5:30 PM Monday‚ November 8‚ 2010 40 marks total Part I: True/False/Uncertain Please justify your answer with a short argument for each question and draw a diagram if necessary. (15 marks‚ 3 marks each: 1 mark for correct judgment
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Department of Economics University of California‚ Berkeley Fall 2012 Econ 182 Solutions Problem Set 8 Problem 1. Exchange Rates and International Transmission a. Suppose that the US engages in a monetary expansion. Since exchange rate is pegged to the US dollar‚ country X’s monetary authorities are forced to expand their money supply as well (recall that i = i* under FixER). Interest rates fall in country X‚ output expands‚ and of course the exchange rate remains unchanged. On the AA-DD diagram
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the Problem‚ Not the Solution Written by: Thaddeus McCarthy Reviewed by: Nur Kamilah Che Ibrahim (1519454) UNGS 2040 Section 6 Thaddeus McCarthy in his article “Education Is the Problem‚ Not the Solution” published on www.huffingtonpost.com on 09/10/2014 challenged the notion of traditional education as the solution for poverty. Contrary to the common idea instilled for generations that the solution to end poverty is the education‚ he rather claimed that it’s actually the root of the problem; the
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Inc. publishing as Prentice Hall Chap 5-1 Learning Objectives In this chapter‚ you learn: The properties of a probability distribution To compute the expected value and variance of a probability distribution To calculate the covariance and understand its use in finance To compute probabilities from binomial‚ hypergeometric‚ and Poisson distributions How to use the binomial‚ hypergeometric‚ and Poisson distributions to solve business problems Copyright ©2012 Pearson Education‚ Inc
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Nowadays unemployment is one of the biggest problems among all countries in the world. It is caused by many reasons and it is more complex than it may seem. People are mostly dissatisfied with their salaries. They feel they get not enough money for their work. As a result‚ they prefer to take unemployment benefits than take up any job. Another problem connected with unemployment is lack of workplaces. It happens when there are a lot of people interested for particular post. It demotivates and discourages
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ISyE 3104: Introduction to Supply Chain Modeling: Manufacturing and Warehousing Instructor : Spyros Reveliotis Summer 2003 Solutions for Homework #1 Chapter 1 Operations and Productivity DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 1. Define Operations Management in your own words. Operations management can be defined as the field that deals with the effective and efficient design and operation of the transformation processes that provide the various goods and services.. 2. Consider the potential contribution
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the problem of induction? Introduction Inductive reasoning is the basis upon which we build our lives‚ thoughts‚ and knowledge. It is perhaps the cornerstone to all knowledge that we have ever gathered and use. However‚ is it rationally justified? Can we know that our method of inductive reasoning will lead us to a valid conclusion? The answer to this is surprisingly no. We will look closely at the problem of induction‚ and 20th century philosopher Karl Popper’s solution to this problem‚ and
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I think that the first thing that needs to be done to help combat world hunger is education. People in developed countries need to realize that hunger is a problem. As they always say‚ acceptance is the first step. However‚ this obviously won’t be fixing any problems. But I think first is to devise a way to limit our waste. We currently have so much food that is just thrown away. It’s inevitablethat not all food will be saved: some will be thrown away‚ but if we could utilize more of this food into
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