I'm usually good with rate problems, this one has got me confused. How do I set this up? I'm comfortable with the pie method or the chart method. Thanks in advance for the help. Caroline's and Carl's Cupcakes receive an order for a certain number of cupcakes. Caroline takes eight hours to complete ...

ratio = 2:3:4:5:6 lets consider the multiple as 1 -- bcz the answer needs ratio itself. total quantity = 2+3+4+5+6 = 20. capacity = 5/2 (quantity) = 5/2 x 20 = 50. capacity per glass = 50/5 (as each of the 5 glasses has equal capacity) = 10 question hence = no. of glasses >= half of 10 full i.e. >=5...

The World Wildlife Fund has declared that global warming, a phenomenon most scientists agree to be caused by human beings in burning fossil fuels , will create havoc among migratory birds by altering the environment in ways harmful to their habitats. (A) a phenomenon most scientists agree to be caus...

Does the below make sense -- though it yields the same answer I am not sure whether my logic is correct. p(neither together) = 1 - p(both with their mates) solving positive event. consider couples as unit -- AA BB S there are 3! ways of arranging the above 2!^2 ways between the couple 3 ways in whic...

Marina & her croissants

Every Monday, Marina eats one croissant and every Tuesday she eats two croissants. On each subsequent day of the week, she eats a number of croissants equal to the sum of the croissants eaten on the two previous days, with the exception that if she eats more than four croissants on any particular da...

variables, i is income, s is saving, o is spending Matrix for info -------Year 1-----Year 2 Save----s ----------0 Spend---o --------s(1+r) Income--i-----------0 wat's asked = s/i year 1: i = s + o year 2: i = 0 + s(1+r) => given spending year 2 = saving of year 1 (1+r) give => spending of year 1 = t...

Chemicals color coding system

In a certain lab, chemicals are identified by a color coding system. There are 20 different chemicals. Each is coded with either a single color or a unique two color combination. If the order of colors in the pairs doesnt matter, what is the miniumum number of different colors needed to code all 20 ...