MAT 081/082 -12 Fall 2011 P.

Mathew

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Quiz #3 Show your work. 1. A drinking straw has a radius of 0.125 inches and a length of 6 inches. How much volume of liquid will it hold? HINT: Draw a picture!

2. Three nucleotide bases equal one codon. One codon will code for one amino acid. Suppose there is a DNA strand consisting of 3,702 nucleotide bases. How many amino acids will this strand code for?

3. Calculate the area of the following figure. Use = 3.14

4. Calculate 17 0.03

5. Divide 49.1556 27

6. The radius of the moon is approximately 1,100 miles. What is the circumference of the moon? What is the volume? Use = 3.14

7. Calculate the perimeter of the figure given that each side is 7 m

8. A professor making $2,140.98 per month had deducted from her check $312.94 for federal income tax, $150.14 for retirement, and $66.79 for state income tax. After deductions, how much will the professor make in a year?

9. Calculate the following easier.

HINT: Reduce your fractions to make the problem