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Math 120 Exam Study Guide Solutions
Benjamin Franklin bequeathed 4,400$ each to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, in trust to gather
interest for 200 years. When the trust came due in 1990, what was the approximate value of the Boston
Trust - ANSWER✔✔-Almost 5,000,000$
How many companies are used to make up the current DJIA index - ANSWER✔✔-30
What is a Ponzi Scheme - ANSWER✔✔-a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to investors
from their own money or money paid by subsequent investors, rather than from profit.
Using a fraudulent investment scheme, how long did it take Charles Ponzi to go from anonymity to being
a well-known Boston Millionaire - ANSWER✔✔-Six months after using the scheme in 1920
Upon his release from prison in 1934, what did Charles Ponzi tell reporters before he left - ANSWER✔✔-
"I went looking for trouble, and I found it"
Along with being a mathematician, in which profession did John Venn also serve - ANSWER✔✔-Anglican
Priest
Which location houses a stained glass window commemorating John Venn's work - ANSWER✔✔-A
university in Cambridge in one of the dining halls
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FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024
Math 120 Exam Study Guide Solutions
Benjamin Franklin bequeathed 4,400$ each to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia, in trust to gather
interest for 200 years. When the trust came due in 1990, what was the approximate value of the Boston
Trust - ANSWER✔✔-Almost 5,000,000$
How many companies are used to make up the current DJIA index - ANSWER✔✔-30
What is a Ponzi Scheme - ANSWER✔✔-a fraudulent investment operation that pays returns to investors
from their own money or money paid by subsequent investors, rather than from profit.
Using a fraudulent investment scheme, how long did it take Charles Ponzi to go from anonymity to being
a well-known Boston Millionaire - ANSWER✔✔-Six months after using the scheme in 1920
Upon his release from prison in 1934, what did Charles Ponzi tell reporters before he left - ANSWER✔✔-
"I went looking for trouble, and I found it"
Along with being a mathematician, in which profession did John Venn also serve - ANSWER✔✔-Anglican
Priest
Which location houses a stained glass window commemorating John Venn's work - ANSWER✔✔-A
university in Cambridge in one of the dining halls
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