Mercury is a metal that is liquid at room temperature. It has a density of 13.7 g/cm3. Older American pennies are made mostly of copper and have a density of 8.8 g/cm3, newer pennies are made mostly of zinc and have a density of 7.2 g/cm3. What will happen to a new and an old American penny if dropped into a beaker of mercury?

2.12 school absences. data collected at elementary schools in dekalb county, ga suggest that each year roughly 25% of students miss exactly one day of school, 15% miss 2 days, and 28% miss 3 or more days due to sickness.61 (a) what is the probability that a student chosen at random doesn’t miss any days of school due to sickness this year? (b) what is the probability that a student chosen at random misses no more than one day? (c) what is the probability that a student chosen at random misses at least one day? (d) if a parent has two kids at a dekalb county elementary school, what is the probability that neither kid will miss any school? note any assumption you must make to answer this question. (e) if a parent has two kids at a dekalb county elementary school, what is the probability that both kids will miss some school, i.e. at least one day? note any assumption you make.