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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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116° |
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118° |
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120° |
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122° |
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Which are the measures of central tendency? |
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the mean only |
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the median only |
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the mode only |
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the mean, median, and mode |
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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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14 |
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10 |
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Which type of graph is most appropriate for displaying the proposed budget for a family if the budget includes six categories? |
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line plot |
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circle 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 second graph is misleading. |
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The first 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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Use the data set {1, 7, 3, 5, 3, 6, 2, 4, 3, 2}. Find the mode. |
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5 |
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2 |
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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 upper quartile rounded to the penny. |
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$3.50 |
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$3.38 |
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$2.88 |
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$3.00 |
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Which graph is most appropriate to show the components of a budget? |
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Scatter Plot |
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Line Plot |
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Bar Graph |
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Circle Graph |
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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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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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Dallas has more buildings between 400 and 599 feet than Philadelphia has. |
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Philadelphia has more buildings 700 feet or taller than Dallas has. |
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The histograms show the number of building above 400 feet in Minneapolis and Pittsburg. Which statement is true? |
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Pittsburg has more buildings 400 feet and taller than Minneapolis has. |
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Minneapolis has more buildings 500 feet or taller than Pittsburg has. |
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Pittsburg has more buildings 600 feet and taller than Minneapolis has. |
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Minneapolis has more buildings between 500 and 699 feet tall than Pittsburg has. |
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The circle graph indicates the number of children each president of the United States had. Which statement is not true? |
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About of the presidents had 5 or more children. |
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More than of the presidents had 1, 2, 3, or 4 children. |
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More presidents had 1 or 2 children than those with 3 or 4 children. |
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More presidents had no children than those who had 3 or 4 children. |
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Use the box-and-whisker plots to determine which statement is not true. |
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The range of the men’s ages is greater than the range of the women’s ages. |
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The median of the men’s ages is greater than the median of the women’s ages. |
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The youngest member of the club is a woman. |
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The interquartile range of the men’s ages is greater than the interquartile range of the women’s ages. |
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Use the box-and-whisker plots to determine which statement is not true. |
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The average monthly temperatures of New Orleans are not as varied as the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis. |
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The interquartile range of the average monthly temperatures of New Orleans is greater than the interquartile range of the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis. |
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The median of the average monthly temperatures of New Orleans is equal to the upper quartile of the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis. |
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Half of the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis are less than the lowest average monthly temperature of New Orleans. |
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The graphs show the same information about the populations of three of the most populated states. Which graph shows the information with the least amount of distortion? |
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