1.   Which simulation would be used to simulate shooting 25 free throws in basketball?
    A. shooting 25 free throws
    B. tossing a coin 25 times
    C. rolling a 5-sided die 5 times
    D. drawing 25 cards from a standard deck of cards
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  2.   A cereal company is giving away 12 different prizes with each purchase of its cereal. How could you simulate which prizes you would receive by buying 4 boxes of cereal?
    A. tossing a coin and rolling a number cube four times each B. rolling a number cube 4 times
    C. spinning a six-number spinner twice D. drawing a card using only the red suits from a deck of cards
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  3.   Most automotive experts recommend changing a car's oil every 3000 miles or every3 months, whichever comes first. If you drive an average of 1250 miles a month, how many times can you expect to change your car's oil in one year?
    A. 5 B. 7
    C. 6 D. 4
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  4.   Carlo would like the mean of his chemistry test scores to be 92. If his first four test scores are 82, 87, 95, and 99, what must he score on the fifth test to average 92?
    A. 94 B. 100
    C. 92 D. 97
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  5.   The ordered pairs (7, 45) and (18, 64) represent data comparing temperatures in degrees Celsius to the approximate equivalent in degrees Fahrenheit. What is the approximate temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, if it is 28°C outside?
    A. 75 B. 105
    C. 85 D. 95
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