1.   Write the stems that would be used in a stem-and-leaf plot for the data.
28 32 38 30 31 13 36 35
38 27 14 29 32 28 27 15
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  2.   Determine the range of the set of data.
11 21 30 29 7 26
18 12 3 10 12 15
    A. 13.5 B. 16.17
    C. 12 D. 27
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  3.   An arrangement where order is not important is called a(n)
    A. permutation. B. outcome.
    C. combination. D. factorial.
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  4.   Suppose there are 8 runners in a race. How many ways can awards for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th places be presented?
    A. 40,320 B. 24
    C. 1680 D. 70
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  5.   Two number cubes are rolled twice. What is the probability of rolling a sum of at least 6 then rolling doubles?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   A red number cube and a blue number cube are tossed. Determine the probability of the red number cube showing a 3 and the blue number cube showing a 6.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  7.   The stem-and-leaf plot lists the heights of 37 children. What is the difference between the shortest and tallest child?
   
    A. 32 cm B. 23 cm
    C. 39 cm D. 3 cm
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  8.   Find the interquartile range of
{15, 16, 17, 5, 2, 20, 18, 20, 4, 11, 19, 11, 13}.
    A. 15 B. 18
    C. 18.5 D. 10.5
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  9.   The box-and-whisker plot represents the test scores of 25 students. Half of the students scored under what number?
   
    A. 65 B. 100
    C. 55 D. 79
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  10.   The box-and-whisker plot represents the test scores of 25 students. What percent of the scores were between 88.5 and 65?
   
    A. 100% B. 75%
    C. 50% D. 25%
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  11.   According to the histogram, which month has the least births?
   
    A. June B. March
    C. October D. August
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  12.   According to the histogram, which interval has the least births?
   
    A. January-March B. October-December
    C. July-September D. April-June
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  13.   Which statement is true?
   
    A. Tuesday's income was a 300% increase from Monday's income. B. Thursday's income was a 30% increase from Wednesday's income.
    C. Friday's income was a 17% decrease from Thursday's income. D. Wednesday's income was a 40% decrease from Tuesday's income.
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  14.   Select the correct statement.
   
    A. Friday's income is 1.1 times Monday's income. B. Thursday's income is 0.42 times Monday's income.
    C. Tuesday's income is 3 times Monday's income. D. Wednesday's income is 0.71 times Monday's income.
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  15.   If three coins are tossed, what is the probability of tossing two heads and one tail?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   What is the probability of winning a lottery game where the winning number is made up of three digits from 0 to 9 chosen at random and the numbers may repeat?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  17.   Two number cubes are rolled, find the odds of a sum greater than nine.
    A. 1:5 B. 1:8
    C. 1:6 D. 13:5
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  18.   If a deck of ten cards numbered 1 to 10 is used, what are the odds of randomly drawing a card whose value is a multiple of three?
    A. 1:4 B. 1:9
    C. 3:10 D. 3:7
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