1.  
    A. B.
    C. D. no solution
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  2.   From the histogram below, which age interval had the most attendees?
   
    A. 60-64 B. 55-59
    C. 50-54 D. 45-49
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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 a circle graph of this data, how many degrees are allowed for housing?
    A. 94° B. 96°
    C. 98° D. 100°
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  4.   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?
    A. 122° B. 116°
    C. 118° D. 120°
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  5.   Over 11 consecutive days, Jim did the following number of pushups. 7, 8, 10, 10, 12, 14, 15, 17, 17, 19, 33. What is the upper quartile of the data?
    A. 17 B. 26
    C. 10 D. 14
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  6.   Which types of display is most appropriate for showing the data for coffee prices with ratings of V for very good, and F for fair?
    A. circle graph B. line plot
    C. histogram D. scatter plot
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  7.   Which type of graph is most appropriate to display the number of Presidents born in each state?
    A. bar graph B. circle graph
    C. histogram D. scatter plot
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  8.   According to the graphs shown, which statement is true?
   
    A. The second graph is misleading. B. The first graph is misleading.
    C. The graphs are both misleading. D. Both graphs present the same information accurately.
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  9.  
    A. B.
    C. No Solution D.
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  10.   The data are ages of children in months. Find the median age.
   
    A. 14 months B. 12 months
    C. 18 months D. 11 months
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  11.   The data are ages of children in months. Find the mode age.
   
    A. 9 months B. 13 months
    C. 12 months D. 18 months
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  12.   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 lower quartile rounded to the penny.
    A. $3.00 B. $2.88
    C. $3.38 D. $2.75
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  13.   The histogram shows the record high temperatures for the fifty states. How many states have a record high temperature less than 115°F?
   
    A. 40 states B. 17 states
    C. 28 states D. 11 states
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  14.   Which statement about the data represented by the box-and-whisker plot is not true?
   
    A. The interquartile range is 6. B. The top half of the data is more spread out than the bottom half of the data.
    C. One fourth of the data is between 62 and 80. D. Half of the data is between 50 and 56.
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  15.   Use the box-and-whisker plots to determine which statement is not true.
   
    A. Half of the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis are less than the lowest average monthly temperature of New Orleans.
    B. The interquartile range of the average monthly temperatures of New Orleans is greater than the interquartile range of the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis.
    C. The median of the average monthly temperatures of New Orleans is equal to the upper quartile of the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis.
    D. The average monthly temperatures of New Orleans are not as varied as the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis.
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  16.   The amounts of the commissions of the sales associates for a company are listed below. Which average would the company use to encourage a new person to sell for the company?
$24,000, $24,000, $31,000, $33,000, $35,000, $65,000, $65,000, $71,000
    A. range B. median
    C. mean D. mode
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