Students in the CIS department can receive internship credit for work experience in a position related to information technology. At the beginning of the term, each student with an approved internship position enrolls for a specified number of credits. At the end of the term each student submits a time sheet showing the number of hours worked. Credit is awarded at the rate of one credit for each

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30 hours worked. Credits are rounded to the nearest half credit. (For example, values in the range 1.75 and up to but not including 2.25 will round to 2.0. Values in the range 2.25 and up to but not including 2.75 will round to 2.5.) The credits awarded can never exceed the credits enrolled, regardless of the number of hours worked. Compute the number of credits awarded to each student from the following enrollment data:


Identify the data, condition, and unknown (Polya's components).

Answer 1

Data: Each student enrolls for a specified number of credits.
Each student submits time sheet showing hours worked. Each student earns one credit for each 30 hours
worked. Credits earned are rounded to the nearest 1/2 credit.
Condition: Credits awarded can not exceed credits enrolled.
Unknown: The number of credits earned by each student is unknown.