The school cafeteria ordered 42.0 red apples and 7.0 green apples for students lunches. But, if only 9.0 students wanted fruit, how many extra did the cafeteria end up with? Answer:

Question: There are five fish in a fish tank. Two swim away, one swims towards the ocean, and two die. How many fish are left in the tank?
Answer: Five. They never left because can’t get out of the fish tank.

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For my first instructable, I will teach you how to make an emoji in Minecraft! The emoji that I used for the example was the simple silly emoji. I worked very hard on this instructable and it took me over an hour in total, and I didn't copy anything whatsoever! All of this was my original idea! Someone may have made it already, but I didn't get anything about my project from anyone or anything, other than myself. Also keep in mind, this is my first instructable, so I'm not very good at it yet. Please enjoy!!!!!!!
This step is pretty simple! Just decide witch emoji your going to recreate! I will be trying to do the simple silly emoji!
Depending on which emoji you're making, you might need different materials, but for ? I will be using: blocks of gold, yellow wool, pink wool, and brown wool.
This step is where things get a little more complicated, but you'll catch on. So you want to use the gold for this part. To make a circle, you start out with ten gold blocks in a row.
From the row of ten you just made, you will add on 5 gold blocks going outwards diagonally, making a total of 6 diagonal blocks. Do the same thing to the other side of your row of ten.
From the diagonal line you just made, add on 9 blocks below it, giving you a column of ten gold blocks in all. Do that same thing to the other side of your outline.
To finish off your outline, you just need to add another diagonal line of 5 gold blocks, starting from the bottom of the line you made in the previous step. This time, make the diagonal lines going inwards! Of course, do this to the opposite side as well. Then just close off your figure by connecting those last 2 diagonal lines together by adding a row of 8 gold blocks between the last 2 blocks of those lines.
At this point, things start getting simpler again. To fill in your circle, you'll want to switch to the yellow wool. Then, you want to use the outline as a guide to fill in your circle. Inside the circle, you need to trace that outline 4 times.
Now, it time to start making the face, starting with the eyes. The emoji I chose has it's eyes closed. So, switching to the brown wool, place your first part of the eye on the third space of your left column. Then, diagonally upwards from that block, place another block of brown wool. Next, place a third block of brown wool directly to the right of that block. Lastly, to finish your first eye, add another black of brown wool diagonally below that block. Repeat these steps on the other side of your circle to make your second eye.
My emoji actually has its tounge sticking out, so I need to leave some room for that. Still with the brown wool, you will place your first mouth block three spaces below your first eye block. Then, place 2 blocks of brown wool diagonally below the first mouth block. Don't forget to add those three diagonal blocks on the other side of your circle, also. Now, connect those last blocks together by placing 4 more blocks of brown wool in between them, for a total row of 6 brown wool blocks. That completes the mouth, but not the tounge. To make the tounge, just make a 2x2 square of pink wool connected to the last 2 diagonal blocks on the right.
For this last step, you'll have to go back to using the yellow wool. With the yellow wool, just fill in the space you have left inside your emoji.

A cover assembly for covering a steering column of a telescoping steering assembly is provided. The cover assembly includes a roller portion, a blind portion, and a clip portion. The roller portion is attached within a meter panel, and includes a rod mounted between a pair of tensioners. The blind portion includes a film that is attached at a proximal end to the rod, such that the film is wound and unwound around the rod. The rod is biased by the tensioners to pull the film in a wound direction. At a distal end, the film is attached to the clip portion. The clip portion engages a hook in the film and attaches the film to a steering base. As the steering column moves in a linear, telescoping manner, the film covers the steering column while remaining taut.
The present invention relates to a tensioned film for covering a telescoping steering column.
In an effort to improve the driving experience, automotive designers attempt to design ergonomic, comfortable vehicle interiors. Along these lines, some automobiles come equipped with seats that are adjustable in several different directions, position adjustable pedals, and movable steering columns. These three features cooperate to allow a driver to sit in a comfortable position while having an optimal view of the road and control of the vehicle.
With specific reference to adjustable steering columns, drivers can adjust the position of the steering wheel based on the length of the driver's arms, the desired seating position of the driver, and other factors dealing with the comfort of the driver and the driver's control of the vehicle. Generally, the steering column can be adjusted through two different types of motion.
The first type of motion is known as tilt steering. Tilt steering allows the steering column to pivot about a horizontal axis so as to assume different angles and thereby set the steering wheel at different heights relative to the driver. The tilt action allows the driver to select an optimal steering wheel height and angle. The second type of motion is generally known as a telescoping steering assembly in which the steering wheel is movable in a linear direction toward and away from the driver. The tilt and telescoping assemblies may be used together.
In the highly competitive automotive field, designers must consider the stylistic characteristics as well as the functional benefits of new features. This is especially true for vehicle interiors. In this regard, movable steering wheels present unique aesthetic design issues. Particularly, the movable steering column should be covered by a decorative trim component that both compliments the interior style characteristics as well as allows the steering column the necessary range of motion.
One steering column cover utilized in a telescoping steering assembly 10 is shown in FIG. 1. The steering assembly 10 has a steering wheel 12 attached to translational components (not shown) within a meter panel 16 through a telescoping steering column 14. The steering wheel 12 is formed as a large ring, and is attached to a base 18. The base 18 extends from the steering wheel 12 toward the meter panel 16, and is attached to the steering column 14. While the steering wheel 12 is rotatable by the driver, the base 18 is fixedly attached to the steering column 14 so as to not rotate integrally with the steering wheel 12. The steering column 14 extends from the steering base 18, through a meter panel opening 22, and into the meter panel 16.
The functional engagement of the steering components is made in a conventional manner. The meter panel 16 is a decorative interior trim panel, and can be formed of a polymer, stitched leather, or other decorative material, such as finished wood. The steering wheel 12 is also provided with a decorative finish that preferably compliments that of the meter panel 16. To complete the aesthetic design of the steering assembly 10, a steering column cover 20 is fitted over the steering column 14 so as to cover the steering column 14.
The cover 20 has a cross-sectional shape that roughly mirrors that of the steering column 14. At a distal end, the cover 18 is attached to the steering wheel base 18, and at a proximal end is attached to the meter panel 16, in a vicinity of the meter panel opening 22. The cover 20 has a length that is at least as long as the maximum length that can be obtained between the steering wheel base 18 and the meter panel 16. In this way, the steering column 14 is encircled and covered by the cover 18.
While covering the steering column 14, the cover 20 has aesthetic drawbacks. Particularly, when the steering column 14 is not fully extended from the meter panel 16, the cover 20 is necessarily slack, and therefore is either wrinkled or loose. The wrinkled or loose appearance is a drawback that detracts from the aesthetic appearance of the vehicle's interior.
Accordingly, there is a need in the art for a steering column cover for a telescoping steering column that covers the column while removing slack from the covering cloth.
The present invention provides a column cover that follows the contour of the steering column, reduces slack in the cover regardless of the amount the telescoping steering column is extended/retracted, and reduces the space required for the column cover within the meter panel. Particularly, the present invention is directed to a retractable film column cover blind for use with a telescoping steering assembly.
The column cover blind includes a roller portion, a blind portion, and a clip portion. The roller portion is held within a vehicle meter panel. The roller portion includes a rod rotatably connected to tensioners through a spring so as to bias the rod in a direction of rotation away from the steering wheel. The blind portion includes a film that is attached to and wound around the rod. A distal end of the film is attached to the clip portion, which is secured to a steering base adjacent the steering wheel. This assembly ensures that the film can be wound and unwound in response to the extension and retraction of the steering column. Further, the film remains taut as a result of the spring biasing the rod, and therefore will not have excess slack, nor will the film wrinkle.
Further, the film can be manipulated to take a shape of the steering column so as to cover an upper and side surfaces of the steering column. This is accomplished by having the film extend from an upside-down U-shaped opening in the meter panel, along the length of the steering column, and connect to the steering base at an upside-down U-shaped clip. The upside-down U-shaped opening in the meter panel cooperates with the steering column extending therethrough to define an upside-down U-shaped slit. This assembly forms the film into an upside-down U-shape by requiring the film to be in an upside-down U-shape when extending through the meter panel opening, and also holding the film in an upside-down U-shape at the upside-down U-shaped clip.
These and further features of the invention will be apparent with reference to the following description and drawings.
FIG. 1 is a steering column cover according to the prior art.
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the steering column cover according to the prior art.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a driver's side of a passenger compartment of an automobile equipped with a steering column cover of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a top schematic view of the steering assembly with the column cover of the present invention.
FIG. 5A schematically illustrates a roller and film of the column cover of the present invention.
FIG. 5B is an exploded view of the roller.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the meter panel of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an exploded view of the steering wheel and a steering base clip of the present invention.
FIG. 8A is a back view of the steering base clip of the present invention.
FIG. 8B is a front view of the steering base clip of the present invention.
FIG. 8C is a bottom view of the steering base clip of the present invention.
FIG. 8D is a side view of the steering base clip of the present invention.
FIG. 9 schematically illustrates the attachment of the film with the steering base clip according to the present invention.
FIG. 10A is a bottom view of a clip and film attachment according to an alternative embodiment.
FIG. 10B is a rear view of the clip according to the alternative embodiment.
FIG. 11 is a schematic side view of a steering assembly with the of the present invention having guide portions.
With reference to FIG. 3, a perspective view of a driver's side of a passenger compartment within an automobile is shown. Particularly, a telescoping steering assembly 100 according to the present invention is shown. As used herein, a telescoping steering assembly 100 is a steering assembly that is linearly movable toward and away from the driver. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the present invention is amenable to tilt steering assemblies as well.
The steering assembly 100 includes a steering wheel 102, a steering base 104, a telescoping steering column 106, a meter panel 108, and a steering column cover assembly 110. The steering wheel 102 is a ring that is disposed adjacent to a driver in the passenger compartment. The steering wheel 102 is a capable of rotation, and provides a mechanism for the driver to provide directional instructions to the vehicle. The steering wheel 102 is rotatably attached to the base 104, with the base 104 being fixedly attached to the steering column 106. This assembly allows the steering wheel 102 to rotate, while the fixed base 104 remains stationary. The steering base 104 preferably remains stationary so as to hold other driver controls, such as a turn signal 112, in a fixed position.
The column 106 is attached, at a distal end, to the base 104. The column 106 extends away from the base 104 toward the meter panel 108. At a proximal end, the column 106 passes through an opening 114 in the meter panel 108, and is attached to steering components (not shown) underneath or behind the meter panel 108. With reference to FIG. 6, a wall defining the perimeter of the meter panel opening 114 is generally shaped like an upside-down U. When the column 106 passes through the opening 114, the two combine to reduce the opening 114 into an upside-down U-shaped slit 134.
To facilitate the telescoping motion of the steering assembly 110, the column 106 is attached to telescoping components within the meter panel 108. As with the steering components, the telescoping components that allow the steering column 106 to telescope or tilt are not explicitly shown. The invention is applicable to all mechanisms allowing a telescoping or tilting motion, and is therefore movable according to any known mechanism for steering column motion.
The cover assembly 110 extends through the slit 134, and attaches to the steering base 104. Particularly, the cover assembly 110 over the column 106 is continuously taut and takes a shape so as to cover normally visible portions of the column 106.
With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4A, the cover assembly 110 is shown. The cover assembly 110 includes a roller portion 116, a blind portion 118, and a clip portion 120. The roller portion 116 and blind portion 118 are shown isolated from the remainder of the cover assembly 110 in FIG. 5A. The roller portion 116 is disposed within the meter panel 108, and includes a rod 122 held between a pair of tensioners 124. The tensioners 124 serve as circular ends to the rod 122, each of the circular ends having a diameter greater than that of rod 122. The rod 122 is rotatably held at opposing ends to each of the tensioners 124.
Each of the pair of tensioners 124 is attached to a spring 150 that biases the rod 122 for rotation in a direction of the arrow B (the tensioners 124 and the spring 150 are a biasing assembly). The spring 150 is a coil spring that has one end attached to a first connector 300 on a tensioner 124 and the other end attached to a second connector 302 on the rod 122. It is submitted that numerous tensioning assemblies are known in the art and may be used with equal functionality, so the present invention is not limited to the illustrated coil spring. Rather, it is contemplated that other biasing mechanisms, such as a torsion spring, can effectively be used with the present invention.
The tensioners 124 are attached to a fixed structure (not shown) underneath the meter panel 108 by attachment bars 126. Thus, the tensioners 124 and the attachment bars 126 are fixed, while the rod 122 is rotatable within the tensioners 124, and is biased in a direction away from the driver by the springs 150.
A proximal end 128 of the blind portion 118 attaches to the rod 122. The blind portion 118 is formed from a flexible film 130, with a distal end 132 opposite the proximal end 128. The flexible film 130 may be formed of leather, fabric, flexible polymer, or other suitable material.
Preferably, the blind portion 118 is attached along the entire width of the proximal end 128 to the rod 122. The attachment is made such that as the rod 122 rotates in the direction of the arrow B, the film 130 is wound or wrapped around the rod 122. Accordingly, when film 130 is wound around the rod 122, the proximal end 128 of the film 130 is progressively covered by layers of film 130.
The film 130 extends from the rod 122 toward the upside-down U-shaped slit 134 formed between the wall of the meter panel defining the meter panel opening 114 and the column 106. As the film 130 passes through the slit 134, the film 130 necessarily takes an upside-down U-shape matching that of the slit 134. Accordingly, as the film 130 extends from the roller portion 116 to the slit 134, the film 130 tapers to an upside-down U-shape matching that of the slit 134.
From the slit 134, the film 130 extends along the length of the column 106 projecting from the meter panel opening 114. As the film 130 emerges from the meter panel opening 114, the film is in an upside-down U-shape and covers upper and side portions of the column 106.
The distal end 132 of the film 130 is attached to the clip portion 120. The clip portion 120 is likewise attached to a bottom of the steering base 104, which faces the meter panel 108. The clip portion 120 has a shape that is substantially identical to that of the upside-down U-shaped slit 134 through the meter panel opening 114, and substantially similar to the upper and side portions of the column 106. The shape of the clip portion 120 ensures that the portion of the film 130 extending from the meter panel slit 134 maintains an upside-down U-shape to cover the upper and side portions of the column 106.
A hook 140 is attached along the width of the film distal end 132. With reference to FIG. 5A, the hook 140 is generally L-shaped, and extends towards a top of the vehicle from the film 130 as the film 130 unwinds from the roller portion 116. The hook 140 has a leg 142 that rises perpendicularly from the film 130, and a leg 144 that extends parallel to the film 130 from a joint with the perpendicular leg 142, such that the parallel leg 144 extends toward the roller portion 116. As will be described below, the hook 140 is adapted to engage the clip portion 120.
The clip portion 120 includes an upside-down U-shaped clip 136 that attaches to the steering base 104. The clip 136 is shown in FIGS. 8A-8D. In FIG. 8A, a back side of the clip 136 is shown. FIG. 8B shows a front side of the clip 136, where a groove 138 within a central portion of the clip 136 can be seen. The groove 138 is upside-down U-shaped and extends along the front side of the clip 136. The clip 136 attaches to the steering base 104 so that the front side of the clip 136, having the groove 138 formed therein, is facing the steering wheel 102, while the back side of the clip 136 faces the meter panel 108, as shown in FIG. 7.
In the exemplary embodiment shown in FIGS. 8A-8B and 9, the clip 136 is attached to the steering base 104 by connecting portions 146. As shown, the clip 136 has five connecting portions 146 disposed along a periphery of the clip 136, extending from the front side of the clip 136. Each of the connecting portions 146 includes a planar extension 148 having a hole defined therein. A screw 152 passes through the hole in the planar extension 148 and thereby connects the clip 136 to the steering base 104. The connecting portions 146 are one type of connecting means that can be used to attach the clip 136 to the steering base 104. It will be appreciated by one skilled in the art that the clip 136 can be attached to the steering base 104 using varying attaching means.
As shown in FIG. 9, the distal end 132 of the film 130 extends past the clip 136 such that the entirety of the hook 140 is past the clip 136. Then, the parallel leg 144 of the hook 140 is inserted into the groove 138 on the front side of the clip 136, and the film 130 retracts until the engagement of the hook 140 and the clip 136 is secure. The retraction of the film 130 pulls the film 130 back such that the perpendicular leg 142 rests against the sidewall adjacent the groove 138 of the clip 136. Thus, when the clip 136 is attached to the steering base 104 through the connecting portions 146, the hook 140 will be sandwiched between the steering base 104 and the clip 136, thereby ensuring a secure connection between the film 130 and the clip 136.
Preferably, the parallel leg 144 has a length that is equal to the depth of the groove 138 in the clip 136. Further, the perpendicular leg 142 preferably has a length that is equal to a length of the sidewall adjacent to the groove 138 in the clip 136.
As mentioned above, the clip 136 is upside-down U-shaped. Accordingly, the hook 140 on the distal end 132 of the film 130 is capable of taking an identical upside-down U-shape. To achieve this shape, the hook 140 can be formed of a soft, plastic material, so as to allow the hook 140 to bend with the distal end 132 of the film 130. Alternatively, the hook 140 can be formed of a hard plastic, so as to constantly hold the distal end 132 of the film 130 in the necessary upside-down U-shape.
Preferably, the clip 136 is first attached to the hook 140, and then the clip 136 is attached to the steering base 104. According to this method, the hook 140 is first inserted into the groove 138 of the clip 136, and then, the front side of the clip 136 is pressed against the steering base 104, and the screws 152 are driven through the planar extensions 148. As the screws are tightened, the clip 136 presses the hook 140 into the steering base 104, thereby further securing the film 130 and the clip 136 to the steering base 104.
Alternatively, the clip 136 can be attached to the steering base 104 with a gap formed along an inside curve of the upside-down U-shape. This arrangement would allow the hook 140 to engage the clip 136 after the clip 136 is already installed on the steering base 104. With such an arrangement, additional consideration need be given the interaction and fit of the hook 140 and the groove 138. Preferably, the size of the hook 140 and the groove 138 is similar to one another. Further, the elements can be provided with a detent or snap-fit mechanism to ensure secure connection.
Moreover, in an embodiment where the clip is attached to the steering base 104 before the film 130 is attached thereto, alternative means for attaching the film 130 to the clip exist. One such alternative is shown in FIGS. 10A and 10B. The embodiment shown therein includes a bulb 170 (i.e., a bulbous portion) provided on the film distal end 132. A bulb receiving clip 172, in turn, is provided with a bulb shaped groove 174 to receive the bulb 170, and thereby secure the film 130 to the steering base 104. The film bulb 170 is inserted into a bottom end of the bulb receiving clip 172, and then slid through the bulb shaped groove 174 along the upside-down U-shaped bulb receiving clip 172. Thus, the film 130 is effectively attached to the steering base 104 through the clip 172.
The above alternatives are all provided as exemplary methods of attachment. However, the present invention is amenable to other attachment methods. For example, the film distal end 132 can be directly sewn or glued to the steering base 104, or the steering base 104 can integrally include a clip to receive the hook 140.
As constructed, the film 130 is attached at the proximal end 128 to the spring biased rod 122 of the roller portion 116. The film 130 extends through the upside-down U-shaped slit 134 between the meter panel opening 114 and the column 106. As the film 130 passes through the slit 134, the film 130 takes on an upside-down U-shape matching that of the slit 134. The film 130 extends along the column 106 and connects to the upside-down U-shaped clip 136 that is attached to the steering base 104. It is noted that the film 130 tapers into the upside-down U-shape as it approaches the slit 134.
To ensure that the film 130 follows a consistent upside-down U-shape, guides 160, 162 (i.e., guide portions) can be provided by the meter panel 108 and the steering base 104. Such guides are illustrated in FIG. 11. The meter panel guide 160 extends from the meter panel 108, at a portion adjacent to a bottom of the meter panel opening 114, toward the steering base 104. The steering base guide 162 extends from a bottom portion of the steering base 104 toward the meter panel 108. Both of the guides 160, 162 define grooves that run in a direction generally parallel with the steering column 106. The guides 160, 162 receive an edge of the film 130 so as to restrict the outward stretching of the film 130. By preventing the film 130 from stretching into a planar shape, the guides 160, 162 maintain the film 130 in a constant upside-down U-shape along the length of the film 130 that is extended from the meter panel opening 114. The length of each of the guides 160, 162 can be adjusted so as to properly secure the film 130, and will depend on factors such as the stiffness of the film 130.
In operation, the film 130 is capable of continuously covering the top and side portions of the column 106 regardless of the position or extension of the column 106. Both types of motion, telescoping and tilt, result in some differences in the amount the column 106 extends from the meter panel opening 114. Accordingly, the film 130 can adjust to any length within a predetermined range of motion between a maximum extension (tilt) and a minimum extension (tilt).
The length adjustment of the film 130 is achieved by the roller portion 116. Starting from a position wherein the column 106 is moved away from the driver and into the meter panel 108 as far as possible (i.e., minimum extension), the film 130 is maximally rolled around the rod 122. As the column 106 is moved toward the driver, more of the column 106 extends from the meter panel opening 114. Accordingly, the fixed distal end 132 of the film 130 pulls on the film 130 wound around the rod 122. This causes the rod 122 to rotate in a direction opposite of the arrow B, unwinding the film 130 from the roller portion 116. Thus, the film 130 continuously covers the top and sides of the steering column 106 regardless of the amount the steering column 106 extends (or tilts) from the meter panel 108.
Further, the rod 122 is constantly biased to rotate the film in a winding direction (away from the driver), in the direction of the arrow B. This biases the film 130 away from the steering wheel 102 and maintains the film 130 in tension on the rod 122.
Maintaining tension on the film removes slack from the film 130, and thereby prevents wrinkles. Additionally, by using a roller portion 116 to tension the film 130, the film 130, at the point of passing through the meter panel opening 114 is maintained in a shape corresponding to the column 106.
The present invention has been described according to a preferred embodiment. The preferred embodiment is merely illustrative of the invention, and is not meant to limit the scope of the invention. It is considered apparent that one skilled in the art would recognize that the present invention is amenable to various modifications and alterations. All such modifications and alterations are considered to be within the scope of the invention.
wherein the distal end of the blind film is received within the opening with the bulbous portion in the wider portion of the opening, and the receipt of the bulbous portion in the wider portion of the opening attaches the distal end of the film to the steering base.
2. The telescoping steering assembly according to claim 1, wherein the meter panel defines an upside-down U-shaped opening and the telescoping steering column passes through the upside-down U-shaped opening so as to define an upside-down U-shaped slit.
wherein the distal end of the blind film is attached to the clip by sliding the bulbous portion of the blind film through the wider portion of the opening until an entire width of the distal end of the blind film is secured by the clip.
4. The telescoping steering assembly according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the meter panel and the steering base provide guide portions for maintaining the blind film in an upside-down U-shape.
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Should I feed raw food to my dogs?
Raw diets in our opinion are great when fed correctly to dogs. This does require a certain amount of research so you can decide on the type of raw diet that you feel is right for your dog. There are many opinions of what is the correct way of doing this, as you need to be able to provide a range of nutrition for your dog from a variety of food types, normally this will include the meat content, bone matter and vegetable matter.
However, many people find it difficult or choose not to do this for various reasons. The main reasons we have found that people choose an alternative food is the following….
Raw meat will be on the floor, which has its own health issues, especially with young children.
Depending on the raw diet you choose to feed you may have to source a variety of ingredients.
Raw normally means that some of it, if not all will be frozen, so you have to remember to remove from the freezer and plan in ahead of time.
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If you decide raw is not for you then try our grain free range, which contains a minimum of 50% meat and sweet potato and gives your dog all its nutritional requirement in a kibble.
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One person travels from X to Y and then from Y to X. He takes different routes back and forth. It took him 36 miles per hour to move from X to Y, and it took him 48 miles per hour to come from Y to X. What was the average speed of his entire travel?
1) The distance of the return trip was 24% of the entire travel distance.
2) The distance of the return trip is 100 miles.
One person travels from X to Y and then from Y to X. He takes different routes back and forth. It took him 36 miles per hour to move from X to Y, and it took him 48 miles per hour to come from Y to X. What was the average speed of his entire travel?
1) The distance of the return trip was 24% of the entire travel distance.
2) The distance of the return trip is 100 miles.
We have two parts of the routes and we are given average speed of the TWO parts separately..
1) If the two parts are EQUAL, then just add the two speeds and divide by 2.
1) return trip is 24% of Total.
Onward trip 36mph and return trip 48mph.
So answer can be found.
2) return trip is 100miles.
One person travels from X to Y and then from Y to X. He takes different routes back and forth. It took him 36 miles per hour to move from X to Y, and it took him 48 miles per hour to come from Y to X. What was the average speed of his entire travel?
1) The distance of the return trip was 24% of the entire travel distance.
2) The distance of the return trip is 100 miles.
Given speed of route from X to Y (36 mph) and speed of route from Y to X(48 mph).
1) The distance of the return trip was 24% of the entire travel distance.
Distance from Y to X is 24% of D.
Distance from X to Y will be = D - 24% of D.
We have the distance and the speed. We can find the time and average speed. Hence I is Sufficient.
2) The distance of the return trip is 100 miles.
Does not provide any information about total distance or distance from X to Y or time. Hence we cannot find the average speed. Hence II is Not Sufficient.

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Answer: Zero degrees on the Celsius scale.

Question: A hobo picks up cigarette butts from the ground and can make a cigarette with 4 butts. If he finds 16 cigarette butts, how many cigarettes can he make?
Answer: 5. He makes 4 cigarettes with the 16 butts. Then he smokes them and has 4 more butts to make another cigarette.

41. Kathleen and Glenn decide that this is the year to begin getting serious about saving for their retirement by participating in their employers' 401k plans. As aresult, they each have $3000 of their salary set aside in their qualified plans.
0*0.20 = 800. Answer: $800. b. Joel is under 18 at the end of the year, so he is not eligible for the credit. Answer: $0.

Question: There are several books on a bookshelf. If one book is the 4th from the left and 6th from the right, how many books are on the shelf?
Answer: 9. Try sketching the problem out to see it.
Haha. There could also be seventeen in that case.

5 lizards are on the ceiling. 3 of them decided to jump on a person passing by. How many lizards are left on the ceiling?
Answer: 5. Deciding to do something isn’t the same as taking action.
It’s easy to declare those things. Much harder to follow through and actually do it.
Making a decision is nice. But execution is where life happens.
PS: I hate lizards. I hope none will ever jump on me or you.
just subscribe your blog. so inspiring and motivating.
looking forward to work with you ulit Sir.

If a farmer buys chicken feed for £4 per tonne, pig feed for £3 per tonne and cattle feed for 40p per tonne. How much of each would he have if he had 100 tonnes for £100?
Answer: 8 tonnes of chicken feed, 12 tonnes of pig feed and 80 tonnes of cattle feed.

We start with six boxes. We divide these six boxes by three. This means: how many groups of three can we make with the six boxes that we have? Answer: 2.
We start with eighteen boxes. We divide these eighteen boxes by three. This means: how many groups of three can we make with the eighteen boxes that we have? Answer: 6.
We start with thirty-six boxes. We divide these thirty-six boxes by three. This means: how many groups of three can we make with the thirty-six boxes that we have? Answer: 12.

1. Name the country that is planning to replace its existing currency with a crypto currency as its official one. If it succeeds it will be the first one in the world to do so. Answer: Marshall Islands 2.

Question: There are five fish in a fish tank. Two swim away, one swims towards the ocean, and two die. How many fish are left in the tank?
Answer: Five. They never left because can’t get out of the fish tank.

The cakes change each month. Cake 1 has been made in August, Cake 2 in June, and Cake 3 in May. In what month has Cake 4 been made?
Answer:April. The number of chocolate lines on the cakes indicates the month.

As a rule, one centimeter of rain is equal to how much snow?
Answer: b) Typically, one centimeter of rain equals 10 centimeters of snow. This varies somewhat according to the snow’s moisture content, but it’s the norm.

When I watch videos of people practicing kendo I often hear them make weird sounds. What is that sound for?
Answer: Thanks for your question. I am not sure what kinds of sounds you are referring to. Can you be more specific?

The number of degrees and certificates of achievement awarded by COM increased from the academic year 2011-2012 to the academic year 2012-2013 by what percentage?
Answer: D There were 326 degrees and certificates of achievement awarded in 2011-2012 and 428 awarded in 2012-2013. This is a 31 percent increase from the prior year.

Jane has 2 candies. Jack has 5 candies. If they each eat 1 candy, how many candies do they have left in total?
Answer: First we find out how many candies they have together.
5 + 2 = 7. Together, Jane and Jack have 7 candies. If they each eat one candy, then they ate 2 candies in total. So, we find out how many candies they have left by subtracting 2 from 7.
7 - 2 = 5. They have 5 candies left in total.
 Moe has to go 12 miles to his grandma's house. The first bus goes 3 miles. The second bus goes 4 miles. How many miles does Moe have left to go?
Answer: First we find out how far Moe travels on the two buses.
3 + 4 = 7. The distance Moe travels on the two buses together is 7 miles. We find out how far he has left to go by subtracting 7 from 12.
12 - 7 = 5. Moe has 5 miles left to go.
 What is 18 + 3 - 5 + 9?
 A box of cookies has 18 cookies. A crate of cookies has 12 boxes. How many cookies are in a crate?
Answer: We get the answer by multiplying 18 and 12.
18 x 12 = 216. There are 216 cookies in a crate.
 Joe went back-to-school shopping. He bought 3 binders that cost 2 zorons each, 4 packs of pencil crayons at 3 zorons each and 5 packs of lined paper at 7 zorons each. How much did he spend?
Answer:Whether you realize it or not, this is an order-of-operations problem. You multiply first, then add.
 A number is divided by 6. The quotient is 3 and the remainder is 2. What is the number?
Answer: We get the answer by working backwards.
 What is 3x9 - 2x8?
Answer: We have to remember the order of operations. We multiply first, then subtract.
 Bob bought a pop for 130 ducats and a bag of chips for 89 ducats. He gave the clerk 500 ducats. How many ducats should he get back?
Answer: First we find the total of Bob's purchase.
130 + 89 = 219. To find out how many ducats he should get back, we subtract 219 from 500.
500 - 219 = 281. Bob should get back 281 ducats.
 To convert radons to zurugons, you multiply each radon by 13 then subtract 51 from the product. How many zurugons are 62 radons?
Answer: This is a really hard problem. First we need the product.
62 x 13 = 806. Then the question says to subtract 51 from the product.
806 - 51 = 755. So, 62 radons is equivalent to 755 zurugons.
 A school bus holds 40 students. 90 students are going on a field trip. How many buses do they need?
Answer: Two buses hold 80 students and 3 buses hold 120. So, they need 3 buses in order to carry 90 students.
 What is the remainder when you divide 562 by 9?
Answer: 562 divided by 9 has a quotient of 62 and a remainder of 4.
 What is the quotient when you divide 437 by 11 using long division?
Answer: The quotient is 39. In case you were wondering, the remainder is 8.
 A number is multiplied by 8 and this answer is added to 99 and the final answer is 171. What is the original number?
Answer: We find the original number by working backwards. First we subtract 99 from 171.
171 - 99 = 72. Then we divide 72 by 8.
72 ¸ 8 = 9. The original number is 9.

An OTA is working with a patient with mild vision loss. One of the goals for this patient is to read while they are sitting in their recliner in their living room. What three interventions would be BEST to introduce with this patient?
Answer: A,B,C. This patient has a goal of reading independently while in his recliner in the living room. A computer software program will not allow him to relax independently to read and relax.

Kinematics is the study of objects in motion and their inter-relationships. There are four (4) kinematic equations, which relate to displacement, D, velocity, v, time, t, and acceleration, a.
1) Bob is riding his bicycle to the store at a velocity of 4 m/s, when a cat runs out in front of him. He quickly brakes to a complete stop, with an acceleration of – 2m/s2. What is his displacement?
Answer: Because Bob is stopped, the final velocity, vf = 0. His initial velocity, vi = 4 m/s. The acceleration, a = -2m/s2. Time is not given, so use equation (d) for displacement, D, because it is not time-dependent.
The total displacement is 4 m.
2) You travel at a constant velocity of 11 m/s for 5 minutes. How far have you traveled?
Answer: At constant velocity, vi = vf = 11 m/s. The time, t = 5 min, or t = (60 sec/min x 5 min) = 300 sec. Now use equation (b) to solve for displacement, D.
D = 3,300 m The total displacement is 3, 300 m.
3) What is the acceleration of a car that speeds up from 11 m/s to 40 m/s after 10 seconds?
Answer: The Vi = 11 m/s. The vf = 40 m/s. Time, t = 10 s. Use kinematic equation c) to solve for acceleration.
4) If a car accelerates at 3.0 m/s2 from a complete stop, how long will it take to go 3000 m?
Answer: The acceleration, a = 2.9 m/s2, and the displacement, D = 3000 m. The car was at rest, so vi = 0. Use equation a) to solve for time.

How many North American birds use the boreal forest every year?
Correct Answer: C. The boreal forest is used by nearly half of the birds in North America every year. That’s a pretty important habitat, if you ask us! And with the boreal making up more than half of Canada’s land area, it’s pretty enormous too.
CWF Helps Determine Migratory Bird Populations in the North.

In a group of 42 college students, how many were juniors who landed summer internships?
(1) Of the 42 college students, 29 found summer internships.
(2) Of the 42 college students, 24 were juniors.
(1) Of the 42 college students, 29 found summer internships.
(2) Of the 42 college students, 24 were juniors.
In a group of 42 college students, how many were juniors who landed summer internships?
(1) Of the 42 college students, 29 found summer internships.
(2) Of the 42 college students, 24 were juniors.
We have to find x as indicated above.
We cannot get the breakup of persons doing internship.
We cannot get the breakup of Junior.
Even after combining we dont get desired information.
again insufficient as nothing can be said about juniors who landed summer internships!!

A solution of sodium chloride contains 500 mg of sodium chloride made up to 100 mL with water. Express this solution as a percentage.
Answer is D, all respondents got the answer, but we shall only reward Clement and O’can.

Second Generation computers were developed during___________?
Answer:Second Generation computers were developed during 1956 to 1965.
Chief component of first generation computer was__________?
Answer:Chief component of first generation computer was Vacuum Tubes and Valves.
Answer:IBM 1401 is Second Generation Computer.
Answer:EDSAC is first generation of computer.
Answer:ASCII stands for American Standard Code for Information Interchange.
Answer:MIS is designed to provide information needed for effective decision making by managers.


Carol and her mom were picking carrots from their garden. Carol picked 29.0, and her mother picked 16.0. If only 38.0 of the carrots were good, how many bad carrots did they have? Answer:

John is three times younger than his father, but two times older than his brother Jim. How old is John if Jim is 40 years younger than his father?
Answer: John is 16 years old.
Let X be John’s age, F be father’s age, and J be Jim’s age. Then, 3X=F, X/2 =J, and J+40=F. Solving this system of three equations for X, we get X=16.
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The partition does not contain all integers. For example, let a = 1.9 and b =3.8. [a] = 1, b-a = 1.9, and [b-a] = 1. Therefore, your proposed partition is 1.9, 2, 3.8. This is missing the integer 3.

A nurse put 100 gloves into 4 containers. She puts gloves in the containers in such a way that each container has two more gloves than the one before. How many gloves are in each container?
Answer: 22, 24, 26, and 28 gloves.
Let X be the number of gloves in the first container. Then there are X+2 gloves in the 2-nd container, X+4 gloves in the 3-rd container, and X+6 gloves in the 4-th container. Hence, we have X+X+2+X+4+X+6=100. Solving for X, we get X=22 gloves in the first container, 24 gloves in the 2-nd container, 26 gloves in the 3-rd container and 28 gloves in the 4-th container.
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An ant has six legs, a spider has eight legs and a mouse has four legs.
In my zoo, I recently counted 612 legs which came from an equal number of each of these animals.
Can you identify how many animals there are in my zoo?
Hint: Remember that there are an equal number of each animal.
Answer: 102 animals: 34 of each.
As there are the same number of each animal, for every ant, spider and mouse we have 18 legs.
612 ÷ 18 = 34 of each animal.
Which gives a total of 34 x 3 = 102 animals.

Example 1: A customer wants to buy $6.33 of food in a store. About how much change will he receive from a $10 bill if the cashier has no pennies and no nickels?
Analysis: Estimate the difference between $10.00 and $6.33 by rounding to the nearest tenth (dime).
Answer: The customer will receive about $3.70 in change from the cashier.
Estimation is a good tool for making a rough calculation. It is also used to determine if an answer is reasonable. For example, if the cashier had given the customer 40 cents ($0.40), he could have used estimation to identify her mistake: The customer would make a rough calculation and realize that the cashier is off by a factor of 10. This is an important life skill to have! Without the ability to estimate, a consumer can get short-changed! Let's look at some more examples of estimating decimal differences.
Example 2: Two students estimated the difference of these decimals: 18.32 - 4.689 as shown below. Which student's estimate was reasonable? Explain your answer.
Student 1 rounded to the nearest ten and got an estimated difference of 20.
Student 2 rounded to the nearest one and got an estimated difference of 13.
Answer: Student 1 had an estimate of 20, and 20 is greater than 18.32. This estimate is unreasonable since it is more than either of the original numbers. When estimating a difference, the estimate should not exceed the original numbers. Student 2 had a reasonable estimate since it did not exceed the original numbers.
Note that in the examples above, estimation is used to determine if an answer is reasonable, not to find an exact answer. Let's look at some more examples of estimating decimal differences.
Answer: Rounding to the nearest one, we get an estimated difference of 32.
Analysis: Rounding to the nearest hundredth does not help us to get a rough calculation. For this problem, it is easier to round to the nearest ten.
Analysis: Let's try rounding to the nearest ten.
Answer: Rounding to the nearest ten, we get an estimated difference of 30.
Analysis: Rounding to the nearest tenth does not help us to get a rough calculation. For this problem, it is easier to round to the nearest one.
Analysis: Let's try rounding to the nearest one.
Answer: Rounding to the nearest one, we get an estimated difference of 12.
Analysis: Rounding to the nearest thousandth does not help us to get a rough calculation. For this problem, it is easier to round to the nearest tenth.
Analysis: Let's try rounding to the nearest tenth.
Answer: Rounding to the nearest tenth, we get an estimated difference of 25.
Analysis: Rounding to the nearest hundredth does not help us to get a rough calculation. For this problem, it is easier to round to the nearest one.
Analysis: Let's try rounding to the nearest one.
Answer: Rounding to the nearest one, we get an estimated difference of 5.
In Examples 4 through 7, we estimated using trial and error. If rounding to one place did not work, we tried rounding to another place. In general, it is easier to estimate decimal differences by rounding to the nearest one.
Example 8: Maria has $4. Will she be able to buy a sandwich for $1.89, fruit salad for $0.79, and milk for $0.89?
Estimate: Rounding each number up to the nearest one (dollar), we get an estimate of $4.
Answer: Yes: each number was rounded up, resulting in an overestimate of $4.
Example 9: Mark owes his brother $13.25. About how much change will he receive from a $20 bill?
Analysis: Since no place-value was specified, we can round to any place that yields a reasonable estimate.
Estimate 1: Rounding to the nearest one (dollar), Mark will receive about $7 in change from his brother.
Estimate 2: Rounding to the nearest tenth (dime), Mark will receive about $6.70 in change from his brother.
Example 10: Refer to the estimates in Example 9 to answer the questions below.
a) Is Estimate 1 an overestimate or an underestimate? Explain your answer.
Answer: Overestimate: $7 is greater than the actual difference of $6.75.
b) Is Estimate 2 an overestimate or an underestimate? Explain your answer.
Answer: Underestimate: $6.70 is less than the actual difference of $6.75.
Summary: In this lesson, we learned how to estimate decimal differences. When estimating a difference, the estimate should not exceed the original numbers. Estimation can be used to determine if an answer is reasonable. Estimation is an important life skill to have. Without it, a consumer can get short-changed. Sometimes estimation requires a little trial and error.
1. Estimate the difference of $9.67 and $6.19 by rounding to the nearest one (dollar).
2. Estimate the difference of 2.995 and 1.997 by rounding to the nearest hundredth.
3. Estimate the difference of 63.7943 and 24.2581 by rounding to the nearest ten.
4. The difference of two decimals is 47.8943. If Robin overestimated the difference, then which of the following estimates did she use?
5. Carolyn paid 15.98 for a DVD. About how much change should she get from a $50 bill?

The figure above represents a rectangular parking lot that is 30 meters by 40 meters and an attached semicircular driveway that has an outer radius of 20 meters and an inner radius of 10 meters. If the shaded region is not included, what is the area, in square meters, of the lot and driveway?
since both areas are semicircles we must divide by 2 so..
so the TOTAL area is 1,200m + 150pi and the answer is E.

Education: Orca believe in empowering our readers and explaining financial terms in an easy straight to the point way. We understand that half the battle is understanding the concepts, our mantra is not just to take your money and not teach you but to educate you, this website is built on the value of taking complex financial terms and breaking them down for all of us to understand, consider this the Orca language.
Financial literacy is a major problem in the United States according to Forbes “Only 57% of Americans are financially literate.” That is based off understanding terms like; inflation, interest and diversification. We are ranked 14th in the world in financial literacy behind countries like Norway and Germany. And finally we have movies like “Wolf of Wall Street” and the “The Big Short”, that show how corrupt the industry is. The problem is that the financial industry uses complex terms that confuse the average American, and the average American often gets sick to their stomachs when they think about money.
A lot of due to a lack of financial literacy. Once you feel comfortable understanding the terms that are being used and how things like compound interest and taxes work, then you can feel empowered about your finances. (YAY NO MORE SICK FEELING) We here at Orca want to help empower our clients and readers when it comes to finance and we plan on taking a unique approach to educating our consumers by explaining terms in everyday concepts that we all can relate to.
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1. Suppose you have some money. Is it safer to put your money into one business or investment, or to put your money into multiple businesses or investments?
3. Suppose you need to borrow 100 US dollars. Which is the lower amount to pay back in one year: 105 US dollars or 100 US dollars plus three percent?
5. Suppose you had 100 US dollars in a savings account and the bank adds 10 percent per year to the account. How much money would you have in the account after five years if you did not remove any money from the account?
Answers: 1: b. 2: b. 3: b. 4: a. 5: a.

Read out the two numbers.
Decide if the first number is "greater than", "less than", or "equal to" the second number.
Answer: Compare these numbers. The number 7 comes after 3 while counting. Hence 7 is greater than 3. Using mathematical symbols, "7 is greater than 3" can be written as 7 > 3.

If Starla paid $40.00 before tax, how many napkins did she buy? A.
Drag each equation to the correct location on the model. Not all equations will be used.
Arrange the steps to show how to solve for x.

Many students find math questions that involve percent increase and percent decrease somewhat confusing. The first step to answering these questions correctly on the ACT is identifying them when they’re presented.
The following two examples show you how to handle both types of questions from start to finish.
Randy bought a small guitar amplifier priced at $165 with a special coupon that gave him a 15-percent discount. About how much did he end up paying for the amp?
Thus, the correct answer is Choice (D).
You can apply this method for finding percent increase and decrease to many percent problems.
Keith’s portfolio is currently worth $10,200, representing a 20-percent increase on his original investment. How much did he originally invest?

Q. A nurse is performing a baseline assessment of a client's skin integrity. What is the priority assessment parameter?
Correct Answer: D Explanation: When assessing skin integrity, the overall risk potential of developing pressure ulcers takes priority. Overall risk encompasses existing pressure ulcers as well as potential areas for development of pressure ulcers. Family history isn't important when assessing skin integrity.

What is the fear of Friday the 13th called?
In the movie "Groundhog Day," every morning started with Bill Murray's clock radio playing what song?
Answer: The song was "I Got You, Babe", Sonny and Cher's 1965 hit.