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exNavyOffRec

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lax311 said:
Took the ASTB for the first time last week and got 7/6/8 OAR:61. I had a study book but I didn't spend that much time reviewing the aviation knowledge, which was the hardest section for me. I felt the reading comprehension and math were very easy and I probably got nearly all of them correct. Does the FOFAR score weight the reading/math more heavily and the PFAR weight the aviation stuff more? That would seem to make sense. I'm going to study the FAA handbook a lot and retake it in a month to get my PFAR score up.
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The math, reading, mech comp all go to the OAR
 
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dmoney5857

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ea6bflyr said:
I certainly hope that is not a page from the actual ASTB.

-ea6bflyr ;)
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No, its in the Barrons book. According to the link and what I already know about pulleys, the mechanical advantage is 2...according to the correct answer in the book (15) the M.A. is 3??
 
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ea6bflyr

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dmoney5857 said:
No, its in the Barrons book. According to the link and what I already know about pulleys, the mechanical advantage is 2...according to the correct answer in the book (15) the M.A. is 3??
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Clearly the Barron's answer key is wrong. The MA in this example is 2. MA = 2n (Where n equals to the number of movable pulleys). No MA is acheived from standing pulleys.

-ea6bflyr ;)
 
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dmoney5857

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ea6bflyr said:
Clearly the Barron's answer key is wrong. The MA in this example is 2. MA = 2n (Where n equals to the number of movable pulleys). No MA is acheived from standing pulleys.

-ea6bflyr ;)
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Ok,hopefully that is the only wrong answer. I don't understand how they can print a book with such obvious mistakes
 
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lax311

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Does anyone know the answer to these questions:

1) What are the white fluffy clouds that are found at high altitudes?
2) Where does the pilot feel the most g-force? (picture of a plane doing an entire loop)
3) 6 guys can lay a stack of bricks in ten hours. Starting at 11 if 6 guys lay bricks and every hour after five one person is added what time would they finish the same stack of bricks?
 
MikeEcho

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1. Cumulus (unless they are white fluffy *and* towering, then cumulonimbus)
2. Entrance/Exit of the loop
3. No clue... too lazy to figure it out.
 
ProsNest1

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lax311 said:
3) 6 guys can lay a stack of bricks in ten hours. Starting at 11 if 6 guys lay bricks and every hour after five one person is added what time would they finish the same stack of bricks?
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I get 2000. No clue if this is correct. I assigned a per hour value of 1/60 per stacker. 6 guys in 10 hours = 1 guy in 60 hours = 1 guy at 1/60th a stack in 1 hour. If that basis is incorrect the rest of the answer fails. The original team (6 stackers) works for six hours. Therefore, 1/60 x 6 x 6 = 36/60 of the stack complete by 1700. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 7/60 to bring you to 43/60 at 1800. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 8/60 to bring you to 51/60 at 1900. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 9/60 to bring you to 60/60 at 2000.
This does not factor in alcohol consumption by the stackers.
 
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dmoney5857

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I just took version 3, the bricklayer question showed up, i just guessed 7hrs idk?

A month ago I took version 4 and studied the Arco book, marine gouge, and atrickplays stuff. Studied OAR sections for 30 hrs and made a 46.

Today I took version 3 and made a 55. Im satisfied with the score, studied the same stuff and also the Barons book for about 30 hrs.

Work hard and it will pay off
 
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AOCM said:
I get 2000. No clue if this is correct. I assigned a per hour value of 1/60 per stacker. 6 guys in 10 hours = 1 guy in 60 hours = 1 guy at 1/60th a stack in 1 hour. If that basis is incorrect the rest of the answer fails. The original team (6 stackers) works for six hours. Therefore, 1/60 x 6 x 6 = 36/60 of the stack complete by 1700. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 7/60 to bring you to 43/60 at 1800. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 8/60 to bring you to 51/60 at 1900. You add a stacker for the next hour and complete 9/60 to bring you to 60/60 at 2000.
This does not factor in alcohol consumption by the stackers.
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Nor does it take into account the quantity or quality of the alcohol consumed by the person doing the math.
-ea6bflyr ;)
 
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ea6bflyr said:
Nor does it take into account the quantity or quality of the alcohol consumed by the person doing the math.
-ea6bflyr ;)
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Very true. Math is hard. Though I did re-read the question and realize the phrase "after five" could be interpreted as "after 5 o'clock" or "after five hours". I assumed the former. (Makes the math easier but works the other way as well.)
 
rreagan3

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taking into account the alcohol factor, they would finish around noon the next day. at 1700, the original 6 completed 36 of the 60 total man-hours required to do the job. when the 7th guy, who hasn't been laying bricks all afternoon, shows up, the original 6 realize it's happy hour, make #7 dd them to the nearest bar, get hammered, and finished the job the next morning. at about noon.
 
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