1.   Each year, the population of Chicago increases. What would a line graph showing the yearly population of Chicago look like?
    A. It would go down from left to right.
    B. It would be a horizontal line.
    C. It would go up from left to right.
    D. It would be a vertical line.
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  2.   The bar graph below shows the number of people in Lisa's class with each pet preference. What conclusion can be made from the graph?
   
    A. More people in Lisa's class prefer cats to fish. B. Dogs are the best pets in the world.
    C. About 40 people in Lisa's class prefer fish. D. More people in Lisa's class prefer cats than dogs.
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  3.   Kendrick's family has a peach tree in the back yard. The following data is the number of peaches the tree produced each year after they bought it. According to the data, how many peaches should it produce in 2008?
   
    A. 200 peaches B. 70 peaches
    C. 100 peaches D. 30 peaches
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  4.   Find the range of the data set 145, 612, 120, 349, 515, 212, 590.
    A. 512 B. 445
    C. 470 D. 492
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  5.   The table below shows the amount that Gabriel and his friends spend on lunch on a typical day. Find the median of the set of data.
   
    A. $3.25 B. $1.50
    C. $2.75 D. $2.10
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  6.   The number of calendars a department store sold in a six-month period is shown in the graph. Which statement gives the best assumption about the calendar sales?
   
    A. The number of calendars sold remained the same throughout the year.
    B. Twice as many calendars were purchased in December than in October.
    C. Calendar sales decreased during the end of the year.
    D. Most calendars were sold towards the end of the year and the beginning of the new year.
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  7.   The table shows the height of six different roller coasters at an amusement park. Find the mean height.
   
    A. 132 ft B. 153 ft
    C. 142 ft D. 170 ft
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  8.   Which statement best describes how the outlier affects the mean of the data set shown?
   
    A. The outlier causes the mean to be slightly greater in value than the other values in the data set. B. The outlier causes the mean to be much greater in value than the other values in the data set.
    C. The outlier does not affect the mean of the data. D. The outlier causes the mean to be much less in value than the other values in the data set.
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  9.   The frequency table shows the heights of the students in Ms. Ortega’ second period class. Which histogram correctly and completely shows the data?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   The histogram shows the record high temperatures for the fifty states. How many states have a record high temperature less than 115°F?
   
    A. 11 states B. 40 states
    C. 28 states D. 17 states
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  11.   FUND-RAISER The table shows the number of items sold by students for a school fund-raiser. Make a line plot of the data.
   
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  12.   AGE If the line plot includes all teachers at Ben’s school, which sentence analyzes the data?
   
    A. There are no teachers younger than 25 and no teachers older than 60.
    B. Most of the teachers are older than 50.
    C. Most of the teachers are between 40 and 45 years old.
    D. Most of the teachers are younger than 30.
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  13.   A _____ is a display that shows frequency of data that has been divided into intervals of equal size.
    A. line plot
    B. bar graph
    C. line graph
    D. histogram
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  14.   TEMPERATURE The table shows the monthly normal mean temperatures for Buffalo, New York. Which is an appropriate type of display to determine how the mean temperature changes from April to August?
   
    A. histogram B. bar graph
    C. line plot D. line graph
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  15.   Which integer represents an increase in height of 2 inches?
    A. −2 B. +2 or 2
    C. 4 D. −4
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  16.   Which integer represents 8 feet below the surface of the water?
    A. 8 B. +8
    C. −4 D. −8
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  17.   Find 120 ÷ 8.
    A. 112 B. 128
    C. 15 D. 960
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  18.   Hayden can buy pairs of socks for $6 each and T-shirts for $9 each. How much more do six T-shirts cost than four pairs of socks?
    A. $72 B. $3
    C. $30 D. $130
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