MMA Question of the Day: 01/13/99

MATH:

 If the evaporators aboard ship can produce 66,000 gallons of freshwater per day and the tanks on Empire State can hold 258,814 gallons, How many hours must the evaporators work at their maximum output to fill the empty tanks?

SCIENCE:

Pure distilled water has a Ph of 7 (neutral). 1/C Cadet Nicole Brooks took a sample of seawater and the Ph was 7.8. Is that acidic or basic?

GEOGRAPHY:

Guantanamo Bay is an American Naval Base in Cuba. Where is it located?

HISTORY:

What country leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States in 1903? For how long?

Answers for 01/13/99

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