A local college releases figures showing that its total budget is $120 million. Of that total, $80 million comes from the state, $6 million from student tuition, and the remaining $34 million from fees, grants and gifts.
* Figure the percentage of the college’s budget that comes from each source –
· 67 percent comes from the state
· 5 percent from student tuition
· 28 percent is from fees, grants and gifts.
* Identify the significance of each funding source (the most vs. the least, etc.) –
· The most funding comes from the state
* Using plain words, instead of numbers, explain the proportion of funding that comes from different sources. Say it in the way you think would make it most easily understood –
· Most of college’s funding is given by state, while the rest is supplied from fees, grants, and gifts, as well as from tuition.
2) Your editor assigns you to do a story about prison sentences handed down in cases of aggravated assault. He gives you the following figures from an anti-crime group that is lobbying for tougher sentencing guidelines. The cases represent the people convicted for aggravated assault in San Jose in one month in 2006.
* Calculate the average prison term for people convicted of aggravated assault, taking care to convert some of the terms to figures that will compare properly (months vs. years) –
· The average prison term for people convicted of aggravated assault for 22 months.
* Calculate the median prison term for people convicted of aggravated assault –
· The median prison term for convicted of aggravated assault is for one year.
* Explain why the average or median figure is the most accurate description of prison terms – The median is the simplest way to show information.
3) The state legislature is considering exempting restaurant food sales from the sales tax in the same way grocery sales are exempt.
* First, find out the state sales tax –
· California state tax is 8.25%
* Then determine and explain how much fast-food patrons who pay $5 per meal would save in a year if they eat out once a week –
· Every meal would cost $5 to $4.59 (8.25% off of $5), for a difference of 41 cents per meal. The prices decrease by 41 cents over 52 weeks which would allow you to save about $21.32 every year.
· Explain how much people would save if they spend $20 per meal once a week for a year – After calculations people would save $85.80 a year.
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Revision
Fact set 2
It doesn’t necessarily have to be a fire to set off an alarm.
A birthday party was thrown by the First United Methodist Church women’s group to celebrate Mabel McCullough of Tulsa, Okla. 95th birthday. When it was time to cut the cake lit with 95 candles McCullough, with help, blew all the candles out creating a cloud of smoke setting off the alarm.
One of the guest Eddi Carlin said, “There wasn’t an inch to spare by the time we had them all lit, it looked liked a torch”. “We had just sat down to eat when we saw them in the doorway”. She’s referring to the 24 firefighters, who arrived in five engines and two ladder companies.
“In my 23 years on the job, I’ve seen a lot of things set off a fire alarm, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of one going off because of a birthday cake” said Fire Chief Lonnie Lamb. Though the fire fighters didn’t stay for cake, they did take photos with McCullough.
News Story # 5
Spilled apples blocked the northbound lanes of a highway, after a truck hauling apples lost control.
A trucker was hauling apples from Marysville to Sebastopol, and lost control of his tractor this morning around 8:30 a.m. The tractor was connected to two flatbed trailers that held 24 full apple containers. Robert Urbins, 55, from French Camp, Calif., said that the flatbed began “whipping” and scattering apples; he was driving at 55 mph.
The mess severely impacted the morning commute. When the accident happened, there was a mist in the air that made the roads rather slick, which added to the hazard after the apples spilled.
California Highway Patrol officer Wayne Ziese said that road crews had blocked one northbound lane of Highway 101 of Sonoma County.
The crews arrived at 9:45 a.m, having to clean up 10 tons of apples. The apples were all along the highway for about 200 to 300 feet on the pavement, as some of the fruit landed nearly 1,000 feet away along the shoulders and median strip. According to Ziese the apples had pilled up two feet high on the roadside. He simply said, “We’ve got applesauce all over the highway”.
In this accident no one was injured, only a motor home that was following behind the flatbed truck sustained minor damages. Urbins was given a citation that is likely to cost several hundreds dollars for the spilled load.
It doesn’t necessarily have to be a fire to set off an alarm.
A birthday party was thrown by the First United Methodist Church women’s group to celebrate Mabel McCullough of Tulsa, Okla. 95th birthday. When it was time to cut the cake lit with 95 candles McCullough, with help, blew all the candles out creating a cloud of smoke setting off the alarm.
One of the guest Eddi Carlin said, “There wasn’t an inch to spare by the time we had them all lit, it looked liked a torch”. “We had just sat down to eat when we saw them in the doorway”. She’s referring to the 24 firefighters, who arrived in five engines and two ladder companies.
“In my 23 years on the job, I’ve seen a lot of things set off a fire alarm, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of one going off because of a birthday cake” said Fire Chief Lonnie Lamb. Though the fire fighters didn’t stay for cake, they did take photos with McCullough.
News Story # 5
Spilled apples blocked the northbound lanes of a highway, after a truck hauling apples lost control.
A trucker was hauling apples from Marysville to Sebastopol, and lost control of his tractor this morning around 8:30 a.m. The tractor was connected to two flatbed trailers that held 24 full apple containers. Robert Urbins, 55, from French Camp, Calif., said that the flatbed began “whipping” and scattering apples; he was driving at 55 mph.
The mess severely impacted the morning commute. When the accident happened, there was a mist in the air that made the roads rather slick, which added to the hazard after the apples spilled.
California Highway Patrol officer Wayne Ziese said that road crews had blocked one northbound lane of Highway 101 of Sonoma County.
The crews arrived at 9:45 a.m, having to clean up 10 tons of apples. The apples were all along the highway for about 200 to 300 feet on the pavement, as some of the fruit landed nearly 1,000 feet away along the shoulders and median strip. According to Ziese the apples had pilled up two feet high on the roadside. He simply said, “We’ve got applesauce all over the highway”.
In this accident no one was injured, only a motor home that was following behind the flatbed truck sustained minor damages. Urbins was given a citation that is likely to cost several hundreds dollars for the spilled load.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Profile
Growing up in Los Angeles, Michael Cissell had a dream to be successful in life. He wanted to do better than his family and through trials and tribulations he never gave up. As a graduate of Palisades Charter High School Michael worked extremely hard to get where he is today. Looking back at where he was and where he’s at now, Michael, a junior at San Jose State University developed a mind set that helped him get out of the ghetto, and placed him out on his own two feet.
When his life began as freshman in college he considered it to be hardest thing he has ever faced “I couldn’t let them down” as he refers to his family. “I needed a way out, this was just the opening passage, if failed there’s no point in return”. The expectations expected were through sheer determination and a sense of happiness, because those were the two important factors in achievement.
Not long after, Cissell became an active member in Kappa Alpha PSI fraternity, which enabled him to believe that if one can accomplish this, you can endure anything in life. By being in this fraternity, Cissell states that “being a Kappa helped me realize all the potential and creativity I’m capable of having”.
He started wrapping canes for himself and people began to recognize this skill he possessed and soon he began to wrap canes for other members as leisure in his spare time. Although wrapping canes wasn’t the only thing that Michael did as a member of the fraternity, but he also learned to not be afraid of performing in front of large crowds when it came time to “stroll”, and to “twirl”. “I let all inhibitions down and learned to be myself no matter what anyone thinks”.
Even though he joined this organization, it didn’t stop him or give him a lack in school work, he still got his work done and managed to maintain a “B” average each semester. During the fall semester of 2009, Michael decided to try something new. With no prior experience, he auditioned for the school play “The Colored Museum”.
He got the part, as “Walter- Lee- Bois-Jones”, and the “Kid”. “It was hard I’ll admit that, having to memorize so many lines became the struggle”, “I began to feel like I was the only one who kept messing up and after weeks of not getting it right I wanted to give up, but being that I was a huge asset to the play I didn’t want to leave the cast hanging”. So he continued on, but this time he went beyond and strived each and every day till the opening night. “Determination at times it takes sheer will to overcome adversity” He never gave up and when the opening night came some would have thought that he’s been doing this for a long time.
After dealing with many obstacles, Michael Cissell says “It’s living proof, that if I can do it anyone can”.
When his life began as freshman in college he considered it to be hardest thing he has ever faced “I couldn’t let them down” as he refers to his family. “I needed a way out, this was just the opening passage, if failed there’s no point in return”. The expectations expected were through sheer determination and a sense of happiness, because those were the two important factors in achievement.
Not long after, Cissell became an active member in Kappa Alpha PSI fraternity, which enabled him to believe that if one can accomplish this, you can endure anything in life. By being in this fraternity, Cissell states that “being a Kappa helped me realize all the potential and creativity I’m capable of having”.
He started wrapping canes for himself and people began to recognize this skill he possessed and soon he began to wrap canes for other members as leisure in his spare time. Although wrapping canes wasn’t the only thing that Michael did as a member of the fraternity, but he also learned to not be afraid of performing in front of large crowds when it came time to “stroll”, and to “twirl”. “I let all inhibitions down and learned to be myself no matter what anyone thinks”.
Even though he joined this organization, it didn’t stop him or give him a lack in school work, he still got his work done and managed to maintain a “B” average each semester. During the fall semester of 2009, Michael decided to try something new. With no prior experience, he auditioned for the school play “The Colored Museum”.
He got the part, as “Walter- Lee- Bois-Jones”, and the “Kid”. “It was hard I’ll admit that, having to memorize so many lines became the struggle”, “I began to feel like I was the only one who kept messing up and after weeks of not getting it right I wanted to give up, but being that I was a huge asset to the play I didn’t want to leave the cast hanging”. So he continued on, but this time he went beyond and strived each and every day till the opening night. “Determination at times it takes sheer will to overcome adversity” He never gave up and when the opening night came some would have thought that he’s been doing this for a long time.
After dealing with many obstacles, Michael Cissell says “It’s living proof, that if I can do it anyone can”.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
AP Exercise
1) When he heard the building scheme for the new High School had been rejected, Bill pulled out his stationery to write a letter of protest. (2)
2) Ben really knows his Scriptures, but he knows little about the Talmud or the Shariah. (3)
3) Her home in upstate New York is surprisingly ultramodern and unique for its middle-class neighborhood. (4)
4) To celebrate Veterans Day, the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, troops of former soldiers will march down Main Street carrying the United States flag. (3)
5) Word-of- mouth has it that Ellen will wind up with the only “A” in the class. (2)
6) When Sara spotted the Louis L'Amour paperback, she asked whose book it was. She couldn't believe it was Johns; after all, nobody reads Westerns anymore. She had no idea he was so weird. (4)
BONUS: The man was arrested for brandishing a 12-gauge shotgun outside his home. (1)
2) Ben really knows his Scriptures, but he knows little about the Talmud or the Shariah. (3)
3) Her home in upstate New York is surprisingly ultramodern and unique for its middle-class neighborhood. (4)
4) To celebrate Veterans Day, the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I, troops of former soldiers will march down Main Street carrying the United States flag. (3)
5) Word-of- mouth has it that Ellen will wind up with the only “A” in the class. (2)
6) When Sara spotted the Louis L'Amour paperback, she asked whose book it was. She couldn't believe it was Johns; after all, nobody reads Westerns anymore. She had no idea he was so weird. (4)
BONUS: The man was arrested for brandishing a 12-gauge shotgun outside his home. (1)
Saturday, March 6, 2010
News Story 5, Fact Set # 2, Ap Style Exercise.
Fact Set # 2
It doesn’t necessarily have to be a fire to set off an alarm.
The First United Methodist Church women’s group helped Mabel McCullough, of Tulsa, Okla., celebrate her 95th birthday by throwing her a party. When it was time to cut the carrot cake, lit with 95 candles McCullough, and with the help of others blew all the candles out. This created a big cloud of smoke, setting off the smoke alarm.
One of the guest Eddie Carlin said, “There wasn’t an inch to spare by the time we had them all lit, it looked liked a torch”. “We had just sat down to eat when we saw them in the doorway”. She’s referring to the 24 firefighters, who arrived in five engines and two ladder companies.
“In my 23 years on the job, I’ve seen a lot of things set off a fire alarm, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of one going off because of a birthday cake” said Fire Chief Lonnie Lamb. Though the fire fighters didn’t stay for cake, they did take photos with McCullough.
News Story # 5
Highway 101 in Sonoma County has been blocked by road crews.
A trucker was hauling apples from Marysville to Sebastopol, and lost control of his tractor this morning around 8:30 a.m. The tractor was connected to two flatbed trailers that held 24 full apple containers. Robert Urbins, 55, from French Camp, Calif., said that the flatbed began “whipping and scattering apples”, he was driving at 55 mph.
The mess severely impacted the morning commute, as you might expect. When the accident happened, there was a mist in the air that made the roads rather slick, which added to the hazard after the apples spilled. After speaking with California Highway Patrol officer Wayne Ziese, he said that road crews had blocked one northbound land of the Highway.
The crews arrived at 9:45 a.m, not expecting to clean up 10 tons of apples. The apples were all along the highway for about 200 to 300 feet on the pavement, as some of the fruit landed nearly 1,000 feet away along the shoulders and median strip. According to Ziese the apples had pilled up two feet high on the roadside. He simply said that “we’ve got applesauce all over the highway”.
In this very rare accident no one was injured, only a motor home that was following behind the flatbed truck sustained minor damages. Unfortunately, Urbins was given a citation that is likely to cost several hundreds dollars for the spilled load.
Ap Style Exercise
1) He hopes to make a billion dollars by the time he's forty. Already he figured his net worth is between $2 and $3 million, depending on the current stock prices. (3)
2) Ever since she joined the U.S. Navy on June 15, 2005 she has been a vocal proponent of naval practices and policies. (3)
3) It was a one-sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the play-off when his ball went out of bounds, he made an off-color remark that could be heard in the stands. (4)
4) Hundreds of people attended Sunday's race to watch 75 top bicyclists pedal across the finish line. (4)
5) Every summer the Jones' and the Kinneys' browse over travel brochures, planning their winter trip together. This year they're hoping to vacation in Panama City. (4)
6) The 5-year-old girl was born in Canton, OH, but now she reside in Fremont, Calif. (3)
It doesn’t necessarily have to be a fire to set off an alarm.
The First United Methodist Church women’s group helped Mabel McCullough, of Tulsa, Okla., celebrate her 95th birthday by throwing her a party. When it was time to cut the carrot cake, lit with 95 candles McCullough, and with the help of others blew all the candles out. This created a big cloud of smoke, setting off the smoke alarm.
One of the guest Eddie Carlin said, “There wasn’t an inch to spare by the time we had them all lit, it looked liked a torch”. “We had just sat down to eat when we saw them in the doorway”. She’s referring to the 24 firefighters, who arrived in five engines and two ladder companies.
“In my 23 years on the job, I’ve seen a lot of things set off a fire alarm, but I don’t think I’ve ever heard of one going off because of a birthday cake” said Fire Chief Lonnie Lamb. Though the fire fighters didn’t stay for cake, they did take photos with McCullough.
News Story # 5
Highway 101 in Sonoma County has been blocked by road crews.
A trucker was hauling apples from Marysville to Sebastopol, and lost control of his tractor this morning around 8:30 a.m. The tractor was connected to two flatbed trailers that held 24 full apple containers. Robert Urbins, 55, from French Camp, Calif., said that the flatbed began “whipping and scattering apples”, he was driving at 55 mph.
The mess severely impacted the morning commute, as you might expect. When the accident happened, there was a mist in the air that made the roads rather slick, which added to the hazard after the apples spilled. After speaking with California Highway Patrol officer Wayne Ziese, he said that road crews had blocked one northbound land of the Highway.
The crews arrived at 9:45 a.m, not expecting to clean up 10 tons of apples. The apples were all along the highway for about 200 to 300 feet on the pavement, as some of the fruit landed nearly 1,000 feet away along the shoulders and median strip. According to Ziese the apples had pilled up two feet high on the roadside. He simply said that “we’ve got applesauce all over the highway”.
In this very rare accident no one was injured, only a motor home that was following behind the flatbed truck sustained minor damages. Unfortunately, Urbins was given a citation that is likely to cost several hundreds dollars for the spilled load.
Ap Style Exercise
1) He hopes to make a billion dollars by the time he's forty. Already he figured his net worth is between $2 and $3 million, depending on the current stock prices. (3)
2) Ever since she joined the U.S. Navy on June 15, 2005 she has been a vocal proponent of naval practices and policies. (3)
3) It was a one-sided game, and he was a poor loser. After losing the play-off when his ball went out of bounds, he made an off-color remark that could be heard in the stands. (4)
4) Hundreds of people attended Sunday's race to watch 75 top bicyclists pedal across the finish line. (4)
5) Every summer the Jones' and the Kinneys' browse over travel brochures, planning their winter trip together. This year they're hoping to vacation in Panama City. (4)
6) The 5-year-old girl was born in Canton, OH, but now she reside in Fremont, Calif. (3)
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