Scott loves to go to baseball games, especially home games of the cincinnati reds. all else equal, he likes to sit close to the field. he also likes to get to the stadium early to watch batting practice. the closer he parks to the stadium the more batting practice he is able to watch (the garages all open simultaneously). find scott's optimal seat type and parking garage using the information that follows.

Juanita and sam attend a beach party and notice that the local beach appears to have a great deal more trash washed up on shore than it did when they were young. the water doesn't appear nearly as clear, and there seems to be less evidence of small water creatures living in the shallows. an afternoon at the local library convinces them that one major cause is the new factory nearby. after some discussion, they decide their next step should be identifying the cause of the changes identifying the problem picketing the guilty factory lobbying their elected representatives to complain about the problem talking to a local environmental group about solutions