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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 your front yard?
'66 Ford Fairlane
'69 Chevrolet 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 trees per acre. The plot is 2.3
acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches.
How many Budweiser 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 porch floor
is 1 inch rough sawed pine. When the porch collapses,
how many hound 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 Coal mine operates an NFPA Class 1, Division 2
Hazardous Area. The mine employs 120 miners 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?
tree that will support a 10 pound possum.
2. Which of the following cars will rust out the
quickest when placed on blocks in your front yard?
'66 Ford Fairlane
'69 Chevrolet 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 trees per acre. The plot is 2.3
acres in size. The average tree diameter is 14 inches.
How many Budweiser 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 porch floor
is 1 inch rough sawed pine. When the porch collapses,
how many hound 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 Coal mine operates an NFPA Class 1, Division 2
Hazardous Area. The mine employs 120 miners 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?
