Scenario:

You are a member of a space crew originally scheduled to rendezvous with a mother ship on the
lighted surface of the moon. However, due to mechanical difficulties, your ship was forced to
land at a spot some 200 miles from the rendezvous point. During reentry and landing, much of
the equipment onboard was damaged and, since survival depends on reaching the mother ship
the most critical items available must be chosen for the 200-mile trip. Below are listed the 15
items left intact and undamaged after landing. Your task is to rank order them in terms of their
importance for your crew in allowing them to reach the rendezvous point. Place the number I by
the most important item, the number 2 by the second most important, and so on through number
15 for the least important

1 answer

1. Water
2. Oxygen tanks
3. First aid kit
4. Map and compass
5. Communication device
6. Food rations
7. Solar-powered portable stove
8. Sleeping bags
9. Plasma cutter
10. Emergency blanket
11. Flashlight
12. Repair kit for the ship's engines
13. Signal flares
14. Rope
15. Portable fan