Eight Bags of Gold Problem Statement A king divides his gold among 8 trusted people. One of the trusted people is selling his gold. The king wants to find the thief but only has a pan balance. Being conservative‚ he wants to use the pan balance as few times as possible. What is the least number of trials he will have to do in order to guarantee that he has found the lightest bag? Process To solve the problem‚ I accumulated the least number of trials into a table to look for a pattern. of Bags Least
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What’s So Bad About Plastic Bags? Plastic bags are not biodegradable. They clog waterways‚ spoil the landscape‚ and end up in landfills where they may take 1‚000 years or more to break down into ever smaller particles that continue to pollute the soil and water. Plastic bags also pose a serious danger to birds and marine mammals that often mistake them for food. Thousands die each year after swallowing or choking on discarded plastic bags. Finally‚ producing plastic bags requires millions of gallons
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Boots of Spanish Leather Irene Chan 1. The girl is sailing away from her true love‚ she is asking if there is anything she can send back to him 2. The guy says there is nothing of value he wants but only for her to come back still in love with him 3. The girl offers something of value‚ such as gold and silver from the foreign country 4. The guy says there is nothing he would want more than her kiss‚ he would give up anything else for it 5. The girl asks is there anything I can give you to
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and skull fractures. This article backs up my argument because Ward talks about how helmets are being used as weapons‚ this is because of the hard shell. “’If you want to prevent concussions‚ take the helmet off: Play old-school football with the leather helmets‚ no facemask‚’ Ward said. ‘When you put a helmet on you’re going to use it as a weapon‚ just
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am getting older or gosh my hair was really bad back then” I would think. Nothing grabbed at me to want to remember that day. After months of letting the clutter pile up on my bookshelf I finally decided it was time to clean it out. Trash bag after trash bag full of worthless paper that was know use to me and time spent sorting through what was worth to keep and what wasn’t‚ I
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Greasers Subculture Values and Beliefs: History- Greasers originated in the early 1950’s increasingly popular toward the 1960’s. They originated in the young northeaster and southern united states street gangs and changed rapidly unto other type of individuals. Initially it arose from working class families that didn’t have access to the greatest educational resources. They existed before gangs were dependent on violence and drugs. The greasers of the 1950s took their name from the “Greaser Act”
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most households poly bags are used to preserve food items. Reused bag may be contaminated by materials harmful to human health. Environmental preservation and conservation have been fads these days. The hard work of nature advocates has seemingly achieved success and a product of this is the campaign to ban the use of plastic bags in many places worldwide. Plastic bags‚ as noted by environmentalists‚ are among the main causes of nature degradation. Current plastic bag use and disposal‚ both
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Research Investigation Safety features in cars Air Bags Air bags are safety features installed in cars so that upon collision the driver limits the damage that is inflicted on him/her. There are several different types of air bags. These include‚ Supplementary Restraint System (SRS)‚ an Air Cushion Restraint System (ACRS) and the Supplemental Inflatable Restraint (SIR). Air bags are commonly known for their rapid inflation upon a collision. They can inflate and deflate within 0.05 seconds
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By: Wanda Merced DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes. ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form DRAFT: This module has unpublished changes. When I came upon the topic of Capital Punishment in the Ethics course‚ I began researching and found the video above against it. Before doing so I once believed that criminals of horrific crimes should be punished by death. My opinion has changed because I now view capital punishment as neglecting peace in the
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“Bag Lady” Being less fortunate‚ doesn’t describe who you are as a person. It doesn’t change your personality. Just because I don’t shop at the same store as you‚ or live in the same neighborhood‚ doesn’t change the fact that I am smart‚ unique and talented. Many people walk pass me; giving me weird and mean looks. I guess they think that I’m beneath them. Yeah‚ my clothes aren’t as bright as theirs. But that’s only because I ran out of Gain last year. People are so judge-y. They don’t even
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