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I worked in West Virginia for approximately one year starting up a foundry in a small town. My former boss, who I worked for during that project, sent me the following:
1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that
will> support a 10 pound possum.
2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest when
placed on blocks in the yard? '66 Ford Fairlane, '69 Chevy Chevelle, '64 Pontiac GTO.
3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20
gallons of shine per hour, how many car radiators are necessary to
condense the product?
4. A pulpwood cutter has a chain saw that operates at 2700 rpm. The density of the pine trees in a plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14". How many Bud Tall-Boys will it take to cut the trees?
5.If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of R-12
simultaneously, what would be the decrease in the ozone layer?
6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch centers with
a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The floor is 1 inch rough sawn pine. When it collapses, how many dogs will be killed?
7.A man owns a house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an
average slope of 15%. The man has 5 children. Can each of the children place a mobile home on the man's land?
8. A 2-ton pulpwood truck is overloaded and proceeding down a steep grade on a secondary road at 45 mph. The brakes fail. Given the average traffic loading of secondary roads, how many people will swerve to avoid the truck before it crashes at the bottom of the mountain? For extra credit, how many of the vehicles that swerved will have mufflers and uncracked windshields?
9. A chemical plant operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Area. The plant employs 120 per shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of 3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the shift?
10.At a reduction in gene pool variability rate of 7.5% per generation, how long will it take a town that has been bypassed by the interstate to breed a country-western singer?
I worked in West Virginia for approximately one year starting up a foundry in a small town. My former boss, who I worked for during that project, sent me the following:
1. Calculate the smallest limb diameter on a persimmon tree that
will> support a 10 pound possum.
2. Which of the following cars will rust out the quickest when
placed on blocks in the yard? '66 Ford Fairlane, '69 Chevy Chevelle, '64 Pontiac GTO.
3. If your uncle builds a still that operates at a capacity of 20
gallons of shine per hour, how many car radiators are necessary to
condense the product?
4. A pulpwood cutter has a chain saw that operates at 2700 rpm. The density of the pine trees in a plot to be harvested is 470 per acre. The plot is 2.3 acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14". How many Bud Tall-Boys will it take to cut the trees?
5.If every old refrigerator in the state vented a charge of R-12
simultaneously, what would be the decrease in the ozone layer?
6. A front porch is constructed of 2x8 pine on 24-inch centers with
a field rock foundation. The span is 8 feet and the porch length is 16 feet. The floor is 1 inch rough sawn pine. When it collapses, how many dogs will be killed?
7.A man owns a house and 3.7 acres of land in a hollow with an
average slope of 15%. The man has 5 children. Can each of the children place a mobile home on the man's land?
8. A 2-ton pulpwood truck is overloaded and proceeding down a steep grade on a secondary road at 45 mph. The brakes fail. Given the average traffic loading of secondary roads, how many people will swerve to avoid the truck before it crashes at the bottom of the mountain? For extra credit, how many of the vehicles that swerved will have mufflers and uncracked windshields?
9. A chemical plant operates a NFPA Class 1, Division 2 Hazardous Area. The plant employs 120 per shift. A gas warning is issued at the beginning of 3rd shift. How many cartons of unfiltered Camels will be smoked during the shift?
10.At a reduction in gene pool variability rate of 7.5% per generation, how long will it take a town that has been bypassed by the interstate to breed a country-western singer?
