Honors Math Review

Her are some quick problems due Monday. You won't get extra credit for getting 9 right but you may make some big bucks in Vegas if you do.

Math Review Honors 10-11-08

In the southern hemispheric country of Upsidownia, penguins are strictly regulated. Each bunch must contain 12 penguins. A flock contains 144 penguins, but a gaggle contains 36 penguins. Penguins can circulate to or from any flock or any gaggle or any bunch.


1. Two flocks and three gaggles converge on an ice floe. They can reconfigure themselves into how many bunches?

2. Six bunches and two flocks land on a beach. They can combine into how many gaggles?

3. Eight bunches and two flocks are swimming in a bay. Seals eat two gaggles of them. How many bunches are left?

4. A bunch eats 12 kg of herring a day. How many kg of herring do two gaggles eat in a week?

The force between two charged particles, with charges Q1 and Q2 on them, is given by (this is real by the way)

F= 9,000,000,000 Q1 x Q2/ r squared; where r is the distance between them.

Charge Qa is 4 m from Qb. The force between charge Qa and Qb is 12 N.

5. If the distance is increased to 8 m what is now the force.

6. If the distance increased to 12 m, what is the force?

7. If the distance is decreased to 2 m what is the force?

8. If the distance returns to 4m  and Qa is doubled and Qb is tripled what is the force?

9. If Qa is doubled from its original value and Qb is halved and the distance is tripled, when will the Mets win the World Series again?