Suppose you are an astronaut making a space walk outside your space station when your jet pack runs out of fuel. How can you use your empty jet pack to get you back to the station?

In which areas of the contiguous United States would scientists most likely set up earthquake-sensing devices?

Let X be a Poisson random variable with $\lambda=2$ and Y be a Poisson random variable with $\lambda=4.$ Assume X and Y are independent. Find the following probabilities. (a) $P(X<4, Y<4)$ (b) $P(X>2, Y<4)$ (c) $P(2 \leq X<4, Y \geq 3)$ (d) $P(X<5,1 \leq Y \leq 4)$

Write two conversion factors for each pair of units: (a) miles and kilometers; (b) meters and millimeters.

What kind of friction allows you to walk without slipping?

Selecting Numbered Balls Four balls numbered 1 through $4$ are placed in a box. A ball is selected at random, and its number is noted; then it is replaced. A second ball is selected at random, and its number is noted. Draw a tree diagram and determine the sample space.

There are 156 students at summer camp. The camp has 13 cabins. An equal number of students sleep in each cabin. How many students sleep in each cabin?

Draw a diagram showing the motion of a satellite around Earth. Label the forces acting on the satellite. Is the satellite accelerating?

Choose two people at random. What is the probability that they were both born on December 9?

Performe the given conversion. $2 \frac{1}{2} \mathrm{tsp}=$ $----\mathrm{mL}$

You are moving fast on a skateboard when your wheel gets stuck in a crack on the sidewalk. Using the term inertia, explain what happens.

The ratio of boys to girls at the camp is 14:17. If there are 186 children at the camp altogether, how many are boys?

Rewrite the expression with positive exponents and simplify.

$$(z+2)^{-3}(z+2)^{-1}$$

What conversion factor would you use to convert ounces to pounds? Pounds to ounces?