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A magnitude 5.2 earthquake (on the Richter scale) releases 10 times as much energy as a magnitude 4.2 earthquake.

In the box below, explain how you can obtain the Golden Ratio using the Fibonacci Sequence. You can also answer this question on your own paper.   

In perspective drawing, all lines that are perpendicular to the canvas meet at one point.

The population of a town is growing linearly. Last year, the population was 200,000. This year, the population is 220,000. What will be the town’s population 4 years from now? 

Suppose that the number of registered voters in a community was 900 in the year 2010 and it has been increasing by 4% every year.  Calculate the number of registered voters in the community in the year 2020. Write ONLY your answer in the response box. Show your work which justifies your answer ON YOUR PAPER, which you will submit after this online portion is completed.

If 50 assembly members are to represent 100,000 citizens, the standard divisor is 5000. 

Suppose that a musical instrument is tuned to C4=260 cps (cycles per second). The key one octave higher, C5, is 520 cps. The key another octave higher, C6, is then 1040 cps. 

Which statement below is correct concerning apportionment methods?

The number of patients in the local ICU (intensive care unit) is increasing by 15 people every day. This is an example of exponential growth.

Which method of election uses pairwise (one-on-one) comparisons between candidates?