Math 2000 Assignment 6

Fall 2001

Due Wednesday, October 10

Do not wait until the last minute to start the assignment! It’s best to get an early start and work on it in several steps. Do not hesitate to ask for help before the assignment is due! Office hours are on Mondays and Wednesdays immediately before and after class in Science 132, Tuesdays 11-1:00 in CU 611, or by arrangement. Email also works at wbriggs@math.cudenver.edu.

1. We will spend a couple of weeks exploring the mathematics of finance: savings accounts, annuities, and loans. Please read Units 4A and 4B.

2. Please do the following exercises. This is a minimum recommended dose of exercises. You should work more exercises if you have not mastered the concepts.

Unit 4A: 8, 12, 18, 26.

Unit 4B:6, 10

Just for Fun:

1. There are five houses in a row, each of a different color, each inhabited by people of different nationalities with different pets, drinks and sports.

2. The American lives in the red house.

3. The Spaniard owns a dog.

4. Coffee is drunk in the green house.

5. The Ukrainian drinks tea.

6. The green house is immediately to the right of the white house.

7. The soccer player owns snails.

8. The polo player lives in the yellow house.

9. Milk is drunk in the middle house.

10. The Norwegian lives in the first house.

11. The person who skis lives next to the person with the fox.

12. The polo player lives in the house next to the house where the horse is kept.

13. The hiker drinks orange juice.

14. The Japanese surfs.

15. The Norwegian lives next to the blue house.

QUESTIONS: Who drinks water? Who owns the zebra?