Name: __________________________________ Final Evaluation: Content Questions Please answer the questions to the best of your ability, using

any support from what you have learned about the math and biofuel content. 1. BP brings a tank of blended fuel to a station that contains 38 gallons of ethanol and 92 gallons of diesel. What is the percentage of ethanol in this tank? What is the percentage of diesel?

2. What are some of the pros and cons of using the blended fuel from above problem in our school bus?

3. Below is a table of the change in gas prices over the last 15 years (courtesy of www.eia.gov). Graph the points appropriately: YEAR Gas Price ($) 1997 1.24 1999 1.17 2001 1.46 2003 1.60 2005 2.31 2007 2.84 2009 2.40 2011 3.57

4. What type of function would fit the graph above?

5. What do you expect the gas prices to be in 15 more years and why?

6. How is the environment impacted by the continued use of fossil fuels?

7. A bus running on regular diesel can travel a total of 995 miles on one tank. That same bus travelling on biodiesel can travel a total of 850 miles on one tank. If the tank holds 35 gallons of gas, what is the rate (miles per gallon) for using diesel vs. biodiesel?

8. What do your results in problem 8 say about the fuel efficiency of diesel vs. biodiesel?

Name: _____ANSWER KEY (17 points)_________ Final Evaluation: Content Questions Please answer the questions to the best of your ability, using any support from what you have learned about the math and biofuel content. 1. BP brings a tank of blended fuel to a station that contains 38 gallons of ethanol and 92 gallons of diesel. What is the percentage of ethanol in this tank? What is the percentage of diesel? 1 point: % of ethanol = 29% 1 point: % of diesel = 71% 1 point: student calculations shown

2. What are some of the pros and cons of using the blended fuel from above problem in our school bus? 1 point: List of pros (could be cheaper, reduces carbon emissions) 1 point: List of cons (reduced fuel efficiency, will wear down the engine faster) 3. Below is a table of the change in gas prices over the last 15 years (courtesy of www.eia.gov). Graph the points appropriately: YEAR Gas Price ($) 1997 1.24 1999 1.17 2001 1.46 2003 1.60 2005 2.31 2007 2.84 2009 2.40 2011 3.57

1 point: all data points are plotted 1 point: time is on the x-axis and price is on the y-axis 4. What type of function would fit the graph above? 1 point: could say linear, quadratic (not constant) 5. What do you expect the gas prices to be in 15 more years and why? 1 point: prediction is made (and reasonable) 1 point: prediction supported by the data points and so described

6. How is the environment impacted by the continued use of fossil fuels? 1 point: mention of increase in greenhouse gases 1 point: mention of carbon molecule shift to ocean and atmosphere 7. A bus running on regular diesel can travel a total of 995 miles on one tank. That same bus travelling on biodiesel can travel a total of 850 miles on one tank. If the tank holds 35 gallons of gas, what is the rate (miles per gallon) for using diesel vs. biodiesel? 1 point: miles per gallon on diesel = 28 mpg 1 point: miles per gallon on biodiesel = 24 mpg 1 point: calculations are shown 8. What do your results in problem 8 say about the fuel efficiency of diesel vs. biodiesel? 1 point: mentions diesel as more fuel efficient 1 point: connects fuel efficiency to more energy dense