1.   A group of students was asked whether they prefer vanilla, strawberry, or chocolate ice cream. A frequency table shows that 53 of the students surveyed prefer vanilla, 29 prefer strawberry, and 18 prefer chocolate. If they all responded, how many students were surveyed?
    A. 53 B. 47
    C. 100 D. 82
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  2.   Choose the best scale for a frequency table for the following set of data. 12, 19, 28, 12, 19, 3, 2, 7, 7, 9, 15, 3, 1, 26
    A. 10-20 B. 0-10
    C. 0-30 D. 0-20
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  3.   The bar graph below shows the percent of Titanic passengers that were saved. What conclusion can be made from the graph?
   
    A. A greater percent of women survived than men or children. B. None of the men survived.
    C. All of the women survived. D. About half of the men survived.
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  4.   You can use ___ to make predictions about future events by looking for patterns.
    A. intervals B. line graphs
    C. frequency tables D. circle graphs
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  5.   Determine the stems for the data set
112, 98, 99, 103, 145, 153, 147, 109, 92, 124, 155, 110, 141.
    A. 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 B. 10, 11, 12, 14, 15
    C. 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 D. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
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  6.   Find the mean for the data set
99, 103, 140, 153, 109, 92, 125, 110, 140.
    A. 110 B. 140
    C. 61 D. 119
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  7.   The line graph below shows Onatah's growth in the last four years. What conclusion can not be made from the graph?
   
    A. Onatah was shorter when measured in 2000 than when measured in 1999. B. Onatah was about 5'0'' in 2001.
    C. Onatah was about 3'11'' in 1998. D. Onatah has gotten taller every year she has been measured.
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  8.   Which statement is true about the data in the table below.
   
    A. The data cannot be represented by a circle graph because the percentages don't add to 100%.
    B. The data cannot be represented by a circle graph because circle graphs must have more than two sections.
    C. A circle graph could be used to represent the data.
    D. A line graph should be used to represent the data.
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  9.   Minya has started a summer reading program for herself, to improve her reading speed. After reading 1,000 pages, she begins to graph her progress. Predict Minya's reading speed after reading 5,000 pages of various books.
   
    A. 200 words per minutes B. 100 words per minute
    C. 300 words per minute D. 400 words per minute
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  10.   Which number(s) describe(s) the average number in a set of data?
    A. neither B. median
    C. mean D. both mean and median
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  11.   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. $2.75 B. $2.10
    C. $3.25 D. $1.50
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  12.   The circle graph below shows the percent of kids at Sunnybrook Middle School who want to go into certain professional fields. Which field is the least popular?
   
    A. Math B. Science
    C. Technology D. Law
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  13.   Which stem-and-leaf plot correctly displays the data given in the table?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   The cost of ten different portable MP3 players is shown in the table. What is the mean cost?
   
    A. $100 B. $90
    C. $40 D. $85
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  15.   Jocelyn’s test scores for her first five tests of the school year are listed in the table. Which graph makes it appear that the test scores increased more rapidly?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  16.   The table shows the number of laps Hector swam. Which graph makes it appear that the number of laps decreased more slowly?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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