1.   The line plot shows the lengths in feet of a group of adult seals. What is the mean length to the nearest tenth?
   
    A. 6.5 ft B. 7.0 ft
    C. 7.3 ft D. 6.9 ft
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  2.   The number of calories for a serving of different brands of potato chips and tortilla chips is shown in the back-to-back stem-and-leaf plot below. Which statement is correct?
   
    A. The data for potato chips and the data for tortilla chips have the same mode(s).
    B. Potato chips and tortilla chips both have the same mean number of calories.
    C. Most of the tortilla chip brands have less than 150 calories per serving.
    D. Most of the potato chip brands have less than 150 calories per serving.
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  3.   The machine that fills gallon milk jugs at a dairy dispenses the milk in amounts that are normally distributed with a standard deviation of 0.002 gallon. What percent of the jugs will get between 0.998 and 1.002 gallons of milk?
    A. 99% B. 95%
    C. 100% D. 68%
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  4.   The scores on a national achievement test are normally distributed with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Out of a group of 200 students, how many would you expect to score more than 70?
    A. 1 B. 32
    C. 5 D. 10
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  5.   Kim needs to choose a 4-digit personal identification number (PIN) to use with her phone card. She may use a digit only once. How many different PINs can she choose from?
    A. 5610 B. 8020
    C. 900 D. 5040
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  6.   Find
    A. 665,280 B. 1,320,000
    C. 720,000 D. 332,640
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  7.   What is n if n[P(15, 5)] = P(14, 6)?.
    A. 15 B. 6
    C. 9 D. 120
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  8.   Cynthia has 3 black rabbits and 4 white rabbits. She randomly picks 2 for her neighbor's grandson. Find the probability of picking 1 black rabbit and 1 white rabbit.
    A. 92% B.
    C. 55% D.
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  9.   Bill has 4 quarters, 2 dimes, 6 nickels, and 8 pennies in his pocket. He takes one coin at random from the pocket. What is the probability that the coin is a dime or a nickel?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   The letters of the alphabet are placed in a box. What is the probability of selecting a consonant or a letter from the word variable?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  11.   Jessie has 3 beaded bracelets, and 4 gold bracelets. She randomly selects 2 to wear to school. What is the probability that she will choose two beaded bracelets?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   Susan forgot to study for her economics quiz. She guessed on all five true/false questions. Does this situation represent a binomial experiment?
    A. Yes, because the questions are dependent and mutually inclusive. B. Yes, because the answer is right or wrong.
    C. Yes, because each trial has exactly two outcomes; the probability of each trial is ; there are five trials and these are independent. D. Yes, because the trials are selected at random.
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  13.   In 1992, 92% of the people surveyed felt that professional athletes were overpaid. If the margin of error for the sampling was 3%, how many people were surveyed?
    A. 327 B. 736
    C. 225 D. 2944
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  14.   Alphonse went to the supermarket. He needs one vegetable and one type of beverage for the week. The supermarket has celery, broccoli, carrots, cucumbers, and peas. They also have pop, milk, orange juice and bottled water. How many different ways can Alphonse make his selection?
    A. 10 B. 20
    C. 16 D. 9
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  15.   Suppose two dice are rolled. What is the probability of rolling a sum greater than an eight?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   Suppose two dice are rolled. What is the probability that a sum of 2, 4, or 6 will not be rolled?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  17.   Which of the following is not a necessary condition in a binomial experiment?
    A. There is a fixed number of trials. B. The probability of each outcome is the same.
    C. The probabilities of each trial are the same. D. There are exactly two possible outcomes for each trial.
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  18.   In order to determine what American people like to do, a group of 100 random American men were asked what their hobbies were. Is this a random sample? If not, why is it not?
    A. yes B. no, because it only includes Americans
    C. no, because it is based on opinion D. no, because no women are included
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