Students Arrive at a University Business Library During Peak Evening

question 29

Multiple Choice

Students arrive at a university business library during peak evening hours at a rate of 40 students every half hour. A periodic count shows that there are 200 students in the library at any one time. On average, how long is each student's stay in the library?

• A) less than or equal to one hour
• B) greater than 1.0 but less than or equal to 2.0 hours
• C) greater than 2.0 but less than or equal to 3.0 hours
• D) greater than 3.0 hours

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Definitions:

UAA

A stop codon in genetic code signaling the end of a protein synthesis.

UUU

In genetic code, a triplet nucleotide sequence (uracil-uracil-uracil) in RNA that codes for the amino acid phenylalanine, playing a role in protein synthesis.

DNA Sequences

The order of nucleotides in a DNA molecule, which determines genetic information and characteristics of living organisms.

Proteins

Large molecules composed of one or more chains of amino acids in a specific order, determined by the base sequence of nucleotides in the DNA encoding for the protein.