MMA Question of the Day: 02/05/99

MATH: A cadet engineer rented a car to tour the island. It overheated and the engine coolant leaked out. She looked in the car's technical manual and found that the radiator capacity is 17.1 Liters. How many milliliters? She has a gallon bottle in the car and wants to use it to replace the coolant. How many times will she have to fill it to complete the job?

SCIENCE: You inhale nitrogen and oxygen when you breathe. Name the colorless, odorless, tasteless gas that you exhale as a by-product of your respiration.

GEOGRAPHY: The Virgin Islands average annual rainfall is approximately 40-45 inches. Is this volume of rainfall adequate? If not, name one method that may be used to supply additional potable water.

HISTORY: Between April and July 1983, thousands of Cubans emigrated to the United States. What was this emigration called?

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