Question: Use unit conversion and math to survive being left behind on Mars! The following questions were developed from the book, The Martian (2011) by Any

Use unit conversion and math to survive being left behind on Mars! The following questions were developed from the book, The Martian (2011) by Any Weir. Well, go figure. You've been left behind on Mars and need to survive long enough for a rescue mission to come get you. You don't have enough food and the rescue mission won't arrive for 4 years. As any good scientist, remember to SHOW YOUR WORK and NO NAKED UNITS! 1. Food. Your mission was 6 days in when everyone had to evacuate. Your mission was for 31 days. To be safe, NASA sent along enough food for a crew of 6 to last 56 days. If you don't ration (cut down the amount of food per day to make it last longer) it, how much longer will the remaining food last? 2. 50 days x 6 crew members = ________ days. If each crewmember was given enough for 3 meals per day, how many total meals are available to eat? 3. You decide this is not enough time so you decide to ration your meals. You are going to eat (75%) of each meal instead. So, one ration = 0.75 meals. How

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