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From the histogram below, which age interval had the most attendees? |
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60-64 |
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55-59 |
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50-54 |
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45-49 |
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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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94° |
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96° |
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98° |
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100° |
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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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122° |
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116° |
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118° |
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120° |
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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. What is the upper quartile of the data? |
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17 |
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26 |
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10 |
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14 |
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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? |
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circle graph |
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line plot |
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histogram |
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scatter plot |
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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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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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The graphs are both misleading. |
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Both graphs present the same information accurately. |
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The data are ages of children in months. Find the median age. |
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14 months |
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12 months |
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18 months |
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11 months |
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The data are ages of children in months. Find the mode age. |
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9 months |
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13 months |
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12 months |
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18 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 lower quartile rounded to the penny. |
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$3.00 |
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$2.88 |
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$3.38 |
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$2.75 |
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The histogram shows the record high temperatures for the fifty states. How many states have a record high temperature less than 115°F? |
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40 states |
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17 states |
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28 states |
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11 states |
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Which statement about the data represented by the box-and-whisker plot is not true? |
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The interquartile range is 6. |
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The top half of the data is more spread out than the bottom half of the data. |
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One fourth of the data is between 62 and 80. |
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Half of the data is between 50 and 56. |
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Use the box-and-whisker plots to determine which statement is not true. |
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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 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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The average monthly temperatures of New Orleans are not as varied as the average monthly temperatures of Indianapolis. |
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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 |
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range |
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median |
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mean |
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mode |
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