A Wise Professor Crafts a Midterm That Is Beautiful to Behold

question 33

Essay

A wise professor crafts a midterm that is beautiful to behold, painful to take, and a chore to grade. The first exam takes almost an hour and a half to grade (89 minutes and 24.7 seconds to be precise)but the second one takes only seventy-six minutes to complete. Realizing that learning effects are at work, the professor looks at his social calendar and spots an important social engagement at this time on the following day, exactly 24 hours from now. How long will it take to grade the third exam? How long will it take to finish grading exams for the entire class of 30 students?

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Definitions:

Articulation

The physical joint between two bones, allowing for varying degrees of movement.

Condyle

A rounded protuberance at the end of some bones, forming an articulation with another bone.

Axial Skeleton

The part of the skeleton that includes the skull, vertebral column, ribs, and sternum, supporting the central axis of the body.

Clavicle

A long bone that serves as a strut between the shoulder blade and the sternum or breastbone, also known as the collarbone.