In each of the following problems, write how you can use ballparking to eliminate at least one of the answer choices. The goal is not to work the problems yet, but to practise the strategy of ballparking with process of elimination so that it becomes automatic when arriving to questions you're not certain about. Submit a paper to this assignment with your work. 1. On a level field, a telephone pole 24 feet tall casts a shadow 6 feet long, and at the same time of day, another nearby telephone pole casts a shadow 18 feet long. How many feet tall is the second telephone pole? A. 6 B. 12 C. 24 D. 36 E. 72 2. The membership fees for WebFilms consist of a monthly charge of $14 and a one-time new-member fee of $16. Sherwood made a credit card payment of $100 to pay his WebFilms fees for a certain number of months, including the new-member fee. How many months of membership did Sherwood include in his credit card payment? F. 4 G. 6 H. 7 J. 12 K. 14 3. A 16-piece orchestra wants to choose one of its members to speak at performances. They decide that this member CANNOT be one of the 4 soloists in the group. What is the probability that Itzhak, who is NOT a soloist, will be chosen as the speaker? A. 0 B. 1/16 C. 1/12 D. E. %