Design a booth for a history conference that is titled "Sacrifices Made During World War II." The booth should contain three charts, each listing a different category of sacrifice: Economic, Military/Civilian, and Social. Use text, maps, and illustrations to show the information you would include in this booth.

Noah scored 88,92,85,65, and 89 on five tests in his history class. Each test was worth 100 points. Noah's teacher usually uses the mean to calculate each student's overall score. How might Noah argue that the median is a better measure of center for his test scores?

Go to one or more stores that sell expensive art. Outline the sales techniques used (point-of-purchase displays, store design, salesperson comments, and so forth). What beliefs regarding consumer behavior seem to underlie these techniques? It is often worthwhile for a male and female student to visit similar stores and talk to similar salespeople at different times. The variation in salesperson behavior is sometimes quite revealing.

Cost of Backyard Structures. Many families in California are using backyard structures for home offices, art studios, and hobby areas as well as for additional storage. Suppose that the mean price for a customized wooden, shingled backyard structure is $\$ 3100$. Assume that the standard deviation is $\$ 1200$.

d. If the cost for a backyard shed-office combination built in Albany, California, is $\$ 13,000$, should this structure be considered an outlier? Explain.

Which of the following correctly lists the four main chapters of Earth's history, from oldest to youngest?

A. Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic, Precambrian

B. Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic, Precambrian

C. Paleozoic, Precambrian, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

D. Precambrian, Cenozoic, Mesozoic, Paleozoic

E. Precambrian, Paleozoic, Mesozoic, Cenozoic

Review the vocabulary words listed. Distinguish between the vocabulary words in each pair. Carrying capacity, density-dependent factor, density-independent factor, exponential growth, life-history pattern, age structure, birthrate, death rate, demography, doubling time. limiting factor—carrying capacity

Choose the correct one of the two verb forms in parentheses in each of the following sentences.

EXAMPLE: Bantu languages, which are (spoke, spoken) by many Africans, have an interesting history. spoken

By varying tone, pitch, and modulation, a skillful drummer (striven, strove) to re-create the sounds of his language.

The price of Stock A at 9 A.M. was $12.73. Since then, the price has been increasing at the rate of$0.06 per hour. At noon, the price of Stock B was $13.48. It begins to decrease at the rate of$0.14 per hour. If the stocks continue to increase and decrease at the same rates, in how many hours will the prices of the stocks be the same? $$ \begin{array}{|l|l|} \hline\text{Market Watch} \\ \hline\text{Stock A +0.06} \\ \hline\text{History: 9 AM} \\ \hline\qquad \quad\mathrm{\blacktriangle $12.73} \\ \hline\text{Stock B -0.14} \\ \hline\text{History: 12 PM} \\ \hline \qquad \quad \mathrm{\blacktriangledown $13.48} \\ \hline\qquad \text{Buy}\\ \hline \end{array} $$

Melissa let Jill cheat off of her during a history exam last week. Now Melissa is threatening to tell on Jill unless Jill pays her $\$ 50$. Use the decision tree in Figure 9Q-3 to explain whether Jill will pay Melissa to keep her quiet.

Choose the correct one of the two verb forms in parentheses in each of the following sentences.

EXAMPLE: Bantu languages, which are (spoke, spoken) by many Africans, have an interesting history. spoken

In fact, the musical quality of many African languages (gived, gave) them an intricacy unsuitable for written alphabets.

In 1883, the volcano on Krakatau Island in the Pacific erupted violently in the largest explosion in Earth's recorded history, destroying much of the island in the process. Global temperature measurements indicate that this explosion reduced the average temperature of Earth by about $1^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$ during the next two decades. Why?

T.H., a 57-year-old stockbroker, has come to the gastroenterologist for treatment of recurrent mild to severe cramping in his abdomen and blood-streaked stool. You are the registered nurse doing his initial workup. Your findings include a mildly obese man who demonstrates moderate guarding of his abdomen with both direct and rebound tenderness, especially in the left lower quadrant (LLQ). His vital signs are 168/98, 110, 24, $100.4^{\circ}F$ ($38^{\circ}C$); he is slightly diaphoretic. T.H. reports t hat he has periodic constipation. He has had previous episodes of abdominal cramping, but this time the pain is getting worse. Past medical history reveals that T.H. has a "sedentary job with lots of emotional moments," he has smoked a pack of cigarettes a day for 30 years, and he had "two or three mixed drinks in the evening" until 2 months ago. He states, "I haven't had anything to drink in 2 months." He denies having regular exercise: "just no time." His diet consists mostly of "white bread, meat, potatoes, and ice cream with fruit and nuts over it." He denies having a history of cardiac or pulmonary problems and has no personal history of cancer, although his father and older brother died of colon cancer. He takes no medications and denies the use of any other drugs or herbal products.
Identify a key factor in his family history that might have profound implications for his health and present state of mind.

State Farm Insurance studies show that in Colorado, 55% of the auto insurance claims submitted for property damage were submitted by males under 25 years of age. Suppose 10 property damage claims involving automobiles are selected art random. (a) Let r be the number of claims that are made by males under age 25. Make a histogram for the r-distribution probabilities.

Recent History According to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia, a French helicopter flown by Jean Boulet attained the world's record height of $12,442 \mathrm{~m}$ in 1972. What would the angle of elevation to the helicopter have been from a point $P$ on the ground $2000 \mathrm{~m}$ from the point directly beneath the helicopter?