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 interquartile range for the set of data.
   
    A. 1.5 B. 8.5
    C. 10 D. 9
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  3.   What is the upper quartile for the data?
   
    A. 20 B. 11.5
    C. 15 D. 8.5
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  4.   Which display summarizes data using the median, the upper quartile, the lower quartile, the upper extreme, and the lower extreme?
    A. line graph B. pictograph
    C. circle graph D. box-and-whisker plot
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  5.   Is the graph below misleading? Why or why not?
   
    A. No; Every store has a price listed. B. Yes; The information is presented in a bar graph.
    C. No; The graph is easy to read. D. Yes; The vertical axis is not uniform and does not include zero.
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  6.   A number cube is rolled and a coin is tossed. How many different outcomes are possible?
    A. 16 B. 6
    C. 12 D. 8
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  7.   How many ways can 5 CDs be selected from a stack of 12 different CDs?
    A. 95,040 B. 792
    C. 17,280 D. 1440
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  8.   Using a standard deck of 52 playing cards, one card is randomly picked. What are the odds that the card is a diamond or a 5?
    A. 9:13 B. 9:4
    C. 4:9 D. 4:13
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  9.   There are 5 pennies, 7 nickels, and 9 dimes in a change purse. Suppose 2 coins are selected at random. Find the probability of selecting 2 pennies if the first coin is replaced before the second coin is chosen.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   The stem-and-leaf plot lists the heights of 37 children. What is the difference between the shortest and tallest child?
   
    A. 39 cm B. 23 cm
    C. 3 cm D. 32 cm
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  11.   The box-and-whisker plot represents the test scores of 25 students. What is the lower quartile of the data?
   
    A. 79 B. 65
    C. 55 D. 88.5
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  12.   According to the histogram, which interval has the most births?
   
    A. January-March B. October-December
    C. July-September D. April-June
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  13.   According to the histogram, which month has the least births?
   
    A. June B. March
    C. October D. August
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  14.   Which statement is true?
   
    A. Thursday's income was a 30% increase from Wednesday's income. B. Friday's income was a 17% decrease from Thursday's income.
    C. Tuesday's income was a 300% increase from Monday's income. D. Wednesday's income was a 40% decrease from Tuesday's income.
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  15.   How many different pizzas can be ordered from cheese choices of Romano, Parmesan, or mozzarella and crust choices of thin, traditional, or deep dish?
    A. 2 B. 9
    C. 6 D. 1
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  16.   How many different ways can four CDs be chosen from a case of 10 CDs?
    A. 210 B. 5,040
    C. 120,960 D. 3,628,800
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  17.   Two number cubes are rolled. Find the odds of a sum less than seven.
    A. 5:7 B. 15:36
    C. 7:18 D. 1:5
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  18.   When rolling a pair of number cubes, what is the probability of rolling (1, 1) two times in a row?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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