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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. How many degrees are allowed for miscellaneous in a circle graph of this data? |
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118° |
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122° |
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116° |
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120° |
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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. Which circle graph best represents the budget data? |
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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 range of the data. |
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10 |
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17 |
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26 |
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Which type of display is most appropriate for showing scores on a standardized exam in a particular city? |
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scatter plot |
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histogram |
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line plot |
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bar graph |
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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 graphs are both misleading. |
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Both graphs present the same information accurately. |
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The second graph is misleading. |
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No Solution |
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Find  - . |
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The data are ages of children in months. Find the mean age. |
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13.52 months |
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11.75 months |
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10.25 months |
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12 months |
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The data are ages of children in months. Find the median age. |
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11 months |
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18 months |
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14 months |
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12 months |
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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 median of the data. |
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$3.25 |
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$3.00 |
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$3.50 |
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$2.75 |
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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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Scatter Plot |
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Histogram |
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Circle Graph |
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Bar Graph |
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The frequency table shows the ages of the people attending a family reunion. Which histogram correctly and completely shows the data? |
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The frequency table shows the heights of the students in Ms. Ortega’ second period class. Which histogram correctly and completely shows the data? |
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Which box-and-whisker plot represents the data?
32, 30, 28, 65, 25, 50, 27, 25, 41, 38 |
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Which statement about the data represented by the box-and-whisker plot is not true? |
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The median is 60. |
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The interquartile range is 16. |
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The range is 26. |
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The data in the second quartile is less spread out than the data in the third quartile. |
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The graphs show the same information about the number of various types of radio stations in the United States. Which graph shows the information with the least amount of distortion? |
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