Math 2000 Assignment 7

Spring 1999

Due April 8, 1999


1. Please get an early start on these problems! Do not put them off to the last minute. Ask for help before the assignment is due. I have office hours before and after class in Science 130. I can also set up special meeting times on Wednesdays. I can also be reached by email.

2. Please read units 8B and 8C on probability.

3. Then do the following problems from the text. Most of the problems are short. You must show all of your work!


Just For Fun

Suppose you are traveling with a fox, a goose and a mouse when you come to a large river. The only way to cross the river is with a raft that holds at most you and one animal. Furthermore, if left unattended by you, the fox will eat the goose and the goose will eat the mouse. How many trips in the raft will it take to get you and your three pets across the river (alive)?