Your friend tosses two coins, and you win $100 if you get two Tails but loses $40 if you don’t get two Tails. What is your expected value each time your friend tosses two coins?
Suppose that the number of people infected with COVID-19 in…
Suppose that the number of people infected with COVID-19 in a certain country has been doubling every week, and there are 3,200 infected people today. When were there only 100 infected people in that country?
Choose ONE of the following topics and USER YOUR OWN WORDS t…
Choose ONE of the following topics and USER YOUR OWN WORDS to write a brief summary (a sentence or two) on the topic. 5 points will be given for a correct and mathematically significant statement. DO NOT USE FANCY LANGUAGE OR DICTIONARY DEFINITIONS YOU MAY FIND ON THE INTERNET. KEEP YOUR WORDS AT THE LEVEL OF THIS COURSE. Then, you can pick ONE extra topic FROM THIS SAME LIST for 5 bonus points. (1) expected value (2) linear vs. exponential growth (3) musical scales and harmony (4) apportionment methods by Hamilton and Jefferson Use the response box below. You do not have to use any mathematical notation or symbols.
Five candidates are running in an election, and voters are t…
Five candidates are running in an election, and voters are to rank them in the order of preference. In how many ways can a voter rank the five candidates?
Which one of the following is an approximate value of the Go…
Which one of the following is an approximate value of the Golden Ratio”
The answer to the question “What is your age?” is a quantita…
The answer to the question “What is your age?” is a quantitative type of data.
Five people reported how many times they got sick last year….
Five people reported how many times they got sick last year. The answers were as follows: {6, 2, 1, 2, 0} What is the median?
Find the negation of the statement “No one needs to get vacc…
Find the negation of the statement “No one needs to get vaccinated.”
Find the negation of the statement “No one likes eggplants.”
Find the negation of the statement “No one likes eggplants.”
Being interested in the average home price of a town, a rese…
Being interested in the average home price of a town, a researcher randomly chose 500 homes in that town and found their prices. The average was $465,000 a year. Here, “$465,000” is a parameter.