1.  
    A. B.
    C. D. no solution
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  2.   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 two categories of the Carpenters' expenses would be represented by sectors of the same size in a circle graph?
    A. food and miscellaneous B. clothing and miscellaneous
    C. food and housing D. food and clothing
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  3.   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 the circle graph of this data, which two categories total 60%?
    A. clothing and miscellaneous B. housing and miscellaneous
    C. food and housing D. clothing and housing
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  4.   The heights in inches of 10 senior boys are 64, 65, 66, 68, 71, 72, 73, 73, 73, and 74. What is the median height?
    A. 71.0 in. B. 72.0 in.
    C. 71.5 in. D. 69.9 in.
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  5.   Which are the measures of central tendency?
    A. the mean, median, and mode B. the mode only
    C. the median only D. the mean only
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  6.   Over 11 consecutive days, Jim did the following number of pushups. 7, 8, 10, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 17, 19, 33. Use the data to find any outliers if they exist.
    A. none exist B. 7
    C. 33 D. 19 and 33
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  7.   According to the graphs shown, which statement is true?
   
    A. The graphs are both misleading. B. The second graph is misleading.
    C. The first graph is misleading. D. Both graphs present the same information accurately.
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  8.  
    A. B.
    C. No Solution D.
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  9.   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.
    A. $0.75 B. $1.50
    C. $1.25 D. $0.50
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  10.   Which graph is most appropriate to show the components of a budget?
    A. Bar Graph B. Scatter Plot
    C. Line Plot D. Circle Graph
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  11.   Which type of display is most appropriate to show the percentages of each expense for a company's annual report?
    A. Bar Graph B. Circle Graph
    C. Scatter Plot D. Histogram
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  12.   The frequency table shows the ages of the people attending a family reunion. Which histogram correctly and completely shows the data?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  13.   The histograms show the number of points scored by the winning team at the Rose Bowl and at the Orange Bowl from 1970 to 2003. Which statement is true?
   
    A. The highest score was scored at the Rose Bowl.
    B. The winning team scored between 30 and 49 points more often at the Rose Bowl than at the Orange Bowl.
    C. The winning team scored less than 20 points more often at the Rose Bowl than at the Orange Bowl.
    D. The winning team scored 30 or more points more often at the Orange Bowl than at the Rose Bowl.
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  14.   Which statement about the data represented by the box-and-whisker plot is not true?
   
    A. Half of the data is between 36 and 48. B. The data has one outlier.
    C. The data in the first quartile is more spread out than the data in the other quartiles. D. The range of the data is 26.
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  15.   Use the box-and-whisker plots to determine which statement is not true.
   
    A. The interquartile range of the men’s ages is greater than the interquartile range of the women’s ages.
    B. The youngest member of the club is a woman.
    C. The median of the men’s ages is greater than the median of the women’s ages.
    D. The range of the men’s ages is greater than the range of the women’s ages.
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  16.   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?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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