Acarton of 12 rechargable batteries contains one that is defective. in how many ways can the inspector choose 3 of the batteries and (a) get the one that is defective, (b)not get the one that is defective?

50 g of ice at 0°c is dropped in a beaker containing 100 g of water at 0°c. what will be the contents of the beaker after 5 hours? assume that the room temperature is 0°c.

An initially unpolarized light if intensity 500 w/m^2 passes through four polarizers. the transmission axis between adjacent polarizers is 45∘. what percentage of the initial intensity is transmitted by the system?

Farmer a has a deep well and needs a lot of water for her animals and crops. her neighbor, farmer b, has a shallower well. he needs less water than farmer a because his farm is smaller. in years of drought, sometimes farmer b can't get any water from his wells. what can farmer b do to decrease the likelihood of his well running dry?