Madrid PAU Applied Mathematics for Social Sciences II case studies
Madrid PAU Applied Mathematics for Social Sciences II · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Matemáticas Aplicadas a las Ciencias Sociales II is the second-year applied-mathematics subject in the Spanish bachillerato, and its PAU/EuAv phase exam in the Community of Madrid is the paper that can raise your university admission score for social-science and business-linked degrees. It is aimed at students coming from the social-science bachillerato track who want to study Economics, Business Administration, Law, Sociology, Journalism, Accounting or similar programmes, and who need a strong quantitative grade alongside their compulsory subjects. The Madrid PAU Applied Mathematics for Social Sciences II case studies are 5 cases and about 2,818 words.
1Talleres Nova: three e-bike models from three scarce components
Talleres Nova assembles three e-bike models, A, B and C, from motors, batteries and controllers. Each model A needs 1 motor, 2 batteries and 1 controller; each B needs 2 motors, 1 battery and 3 controllers; each C needs 1 motor, 3 batteries and 2 controllers.
542 words, about 3 min2Muebles Sierra: wood, labour and an extra-wood offer
Muebles Sierra makes two desk models, basic (x) and premium (y). Each basic desk uses 2 units of wood and 4 labour-hours; each premium desk uses 3 units of wood and 2 labour-hours.
627 words, about 3 min3Hotel Costa: revenue rate, peak season and a proposed extension
Hotel Costa models its daily revenue rate during a 40-day summer season. Let t be the day, with 0 ≤ t ≤ 40, and let R(t) be revenue in euros per day.
588 words, about 3 min4TecnoParts: supplier defects, imperfect testing and scrapping policy
TecnoParts buys identical microchips from two suppliers. Supplier A provides 60% of the chips and has a defective rate of 2%; supplier B provides 40% and has a defective rate of 5%.
499 words, about 2 min5Supermercado Central: estimating mean spending from receipts
A regional supermarket chain wants to estimate the mean amount spent per customer. A random sample of 64 receipts from one week gives a sample mean of €38.50 and a sample standard deviation of €12.00.
562 words, about 3 min