Revise each of the following sentences to reflect the rules of formal, standard English or to eliminate any sexist language. Cross out each nonstandard or sexist word, and write the standard or nonsexist word above it.

Example 1. $\cancel{\text{Beside}}$ (Besides) two courses in Spanish, Helen is taking a course in South American history.

24. The company is looking for additional salesmen for the tri-state area.

Gold is a commodity. Most of the U.S. gold supply is stored at Fort Knox. Also stored at Fort Knox is the gold supply of many foreign countries. What is meant by "the gold standard"? Does the United States have a gold standard today? How much gold does the United States have? Conduct on line research and prepare a brief history of the importance of gold to the U.S. economy .

Scientists often use multiple types and sources of data in order to determine when different groups of organisms evolved. Taken together, the data can help construct an evolutionary history. What kind of evidence could help scientists determine whether eubacteria or archaebacteria evolved earlier on Earth? Write an essay that justifies what specific kinds of data would need to be collected to make this judgment.

When commercial aircraft are inspected, wing cracks are reported as nonexistent, detectable, or critical. The history of a particular fleet indicates that 70% of the planes inspected have no wing cracks, 25% have detectable wing cracks, and 5% have critical wing cracks. Five planes are randomly selected. Find the probability that one has a critical crack, two have detectable cracks, and two have no cracks.

Choose the letter of the best answer. What should you use so that the geologic time scale covering Earth's 4.6 billion year history can be drawn as a straight line on a poster board one meter high? F 1 cm= 1 million years G 1 cm= 10,000 years H 1 cm = 100,000 years J 1 cm = 50,000,000 years

The high costs in the California real estate market have caused families who cannot afford to buy bigger homes to consider backyard sheds as an alternative form of housing expansion. Many are using the backyard structures for home offices, art studios, and hobby areas as well as for additional storage. The mean price of a customized wooden, shingled backyard structure is $3100 (Newsweek, September 29, 2003). Assume that the standard deviation is$1200.

What is the z-score for a backyard structure costing $2300?

Which nursing assessment question would best indicate that an incontinent man with a history of prostate enlargement might not be emptying his bladder adequately?

1. Do you leak urine when you cough or sneeze?
2. Do you need help getting to the toilet?
3. Do you dribble urine constantly?
4. Does it burn when you pass your urine?

Most of the sentences in the following paragraph contain errors in pronoun usage. Identify each error, and then give the correct pronoun form. If a sentence is already correct, write $C$.

EXAMPLE: Mom showed Larry and I an old history book that she had found in the attic. I-me

Ford, as you probably know, gave us the Model T in 1908 and helped usher in the age of the automobile.

Revise each of the following sentences to reflect the rules of formal, standard English or to eliminate any sexist language. Cross out each nonstandard or sexist word, and write the standard or nonsexist word above it.

Example 1. $\cancel{\text{Beside}}$ (Besides) two courses in Spanish, Helen is taking a course in South American history.

11. Teresa ain't happy about the new chores.

An increasing number of public school districts are utilizing the iPad as a teaching tool. For example, one high school in Long Island recently distributed 47 iPads to the students and teachers in two humanities classes, with expectations that in time all 1,100 students will be provided with iPads (Hu 2011). Educators are divided on their opinion as to the academic benefit of iPads. Much research is needed to determine if iPads are an enhancement to learning or just another technological fad. Suppose that a random sample of high school teachers (math, history, science, and language teachers) were surveyed and asked, Do you think the iPad will enhance learning? Determine if there is an association between the subject taught and the response to this question.

$$\begin{array}{lcc} \hline & {\text { iPad Enhances Learning? }} \\ \hline \text { Subject } & \text { Yes } & \text { No } \\ \text { Math } & 68 & 32 \\ \text { History } & 70 & 30 \\ \text { Science } & 60 & 50 \\ \text { Language } & 50 & 40 \\ \hline \end{array}$$

One of the worst oil disasters in history occurred on April 20, 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico. One of the most severely affected industries along the Gulf Coast by the oil spill was the oyster fishing sector. What impact will this oil spill have on the following? a. The cost of oysters b. the oyster fishermen's marginal product c. Demand for oyster fisherman

You admit L.M., a 2-month-old girl with a history of hydrocephalus and ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt placement 1 month earlier. Her parents report that she has been more irritable than usual and for the past 3 days has fed poorly and has had emesis five or six times every day.
Explain how the placement of a VP shunt helps the patient

In each of the following sentences, insert any missing semicolons and colons.

Example: My grandmother's recipe for biscuits is easily made in the following way. "Sift the flour, baking powder, and salt together; add the cream to the dry ingredients;" stir the mixture well; and roll out the dough.

This year, in addition to English, math, and history, my schedule includes the following classes Spanish n, earth science, and band.

What should the nurse teach a young woman with a history of urinary tract infections (UTIs) about UTI prevention? (Select all that apply.)

1. Keep the bowels regular.
2. Limit water intake to 1 to 2 glasses a day.
3. Wear cotton underwear.
4. Cleanse the perineum from front to back.
5. Practice pelvic muscle exercise (Kegel) daily.