1.  Zelda and Jane were given a rottweiler at their commitment ceremony.
If their dog needs to be walked two miles a day and they walk at a rate of
3/4 mile per hour, how much time will they spend discussing their
relationship in public?

2.  Michael has two abusive stepfathers and an alcoholic mother.  If his
self-esteem is reduced by 20% per dysfunctional parent, but Michael feels
3% better for every person he denigrates, how long will it take before
he's ready to go home if 1 person walks by the cafe every 2 minutes?

3.  Sanjeev has 7 piercings.  If the likelihood of getting cellulitis on
any given day is 10% per piercing, what is the likelihood Sanjeev will
need to renew his erythromycin prescription during the next week?

4.  Chad wants to take half a pound of pot to Orinda and sell it at a 20%
profit.  If it originally cost him $1,500 in food stamps, how much should
Nicole write the check for?

5.  The City and County of San Francisco decide to destroy 50 rats
infesting downtown.  If 9,800 animal rights activists hold a candlelight
vigil, how many people did each dead rat empower?

6.  A red sock, a yellow sock, a blue sock, and a white sock are tossed
randomly in a drawer.  What is the likelihood that the first two socks
drawn will be socks of color?

7.  George weighs 245 pounds and drinks two triple lattes every morning.
If each shot of espresso contains 490mg of caffeine, what is George's
average caffeine density in mg/pound?

8. There are 4500 homes in Mill Valley and all of them recycle plastic.
If each household recycles 10 soda bottles a day and buys one polar fleece
pullover per month, does Mill Valley have a monthly plastic surplus or
deficit?
Bonus question:  Assuming all the plastic bottles are 1 liter size, how
much Evian are they drinking?

9.  If the average person can eat one pork pot sticker in 30 seconds, and
the waitress brings a platter of 12 pot stickers, how long will it take
five vegans to not eat them?

10.  Todd begins walking down Market Street with 12 $1 bills in his
wallet. If he always gives panhandlers a single buck, how many legs did he
have to step over if he has $3 left when he reaches the other end and met
only one double-amputee?

Advanced Placement Students Only:
11.  Katie, Trip, Ling, John-John and Effie share a three-bedroom
apartment on Guerrero for $2400 a month.  Effie and Trip can share one
bedroom, but the other three need their own rooms with separate ISDN lines
to run their web servers.  None of them wants to use the futon in the
living room as a bed, and they each want to save $650 in three months to
attend Burning Man.
What is their best option:
  a. All five roommates accept a $12/hour job-share as handgun
     monitors at Mission High.
  b. Ask Miles, the bisexual auto mechanic, to share Effie and
     Trip's bedroom for $500/month.
  c. Petition the Board of Supervisors to advance Ling her annual
     digital-artists-of-color stipend.
  d. Rent strike