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How large is each interval in the histogram below? |
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100 |
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200 |
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1,000 |
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The Carpenter family earns $30,000 a year after taxes. In their budget $8000 is needed for housing, $8000 for food, $4000 towards clothing, and the rest toward miscellaneous expenses. In a circle graph of this data, how many degrees are allowed for housing? |
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100° |
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96° |
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94° |
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Over 11 consecutive days, Jim did the following number of pushups. 7, 8, 10, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 17, 19, 33. Find the lower quartile of the data. |
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10 |
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17 |
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Which type of graph is most appropriate to display the number of Presidents born in each state? |
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bar graph |
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histogram |
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scatter plot |
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According to the graphs shown, which statement is true? |
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The first graph is misleading. |
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The second graph is misleading. |
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Both graphs present the same information accurately. |
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The graphs are both misleading. |
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Find the median of 12.3, 13.1,  , 14 , and 14.7. |
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12.3 |
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Find  - . |
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The price for packs of bottled water at a grocery store over a nine week period was as follows: $3.25, $3.00, $3.50, $3.75, $3.25, $3.00, $2.50, $3.00, $2.75. Find the interquartile range. |
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$0.75 |
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$0.50 |
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Which type of display is most appropriate to show the percentages of each expense for a company's annual report? |
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Histogram |
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Bar Graph |
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Find the median of –11.1, -10.9, -11 , -11 , -10 , -10.5, -11.25. |
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-11.1 |
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-11 |
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-10.5 |
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The histograms show the number of buildings above 400 feet in Dallas and Philadelphia. Which statement is true? |
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Dallas has more buildings between 400 and 599 feet than Philadelphia has. |
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Philadelphia has more buildings 400 feet and taller than Dallas has. |
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Dallas has more buildings 600 feet or taller than Philadelphia has. |
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Philadelphia has more buildings 700 feet or taller than Dallas has. |
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The circle graph compares the area of each of the Great Lakes to the total area of the Great Lakes. Which statement is not true? |
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The area of Lake Superior and Lake Huron is a little more than  of the total area of the Great Lakes. |
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The area of Lake Michigan and Lake Erie is about  of the total area of the Great Lakes. |
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The area of Lake Ontario and Lake Erie is a little less than  of the total area of the Great Lakes. |
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The area of Lake Superior, Lake Huron, and Lake Michigan is about of the total area of the Great Lakes. |
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Which box-and-whisker plot represents the data?
51, 33, 50, 33, 33, 44, 36, 42 |
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Which box-and-whisker plot represents the data?
98, 77, 85, 88, 82, 83, 87 |
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The test grades for 12 students are listed below. Which average would the student who received 84% use when telling his parents about how well he did on the test?
96%, 96%, 96%, 96%, 88%, 86%, 84%. 82%. 78%, 74%, 72%, 54% |
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mean |
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median |
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range |
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