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The 1996 populations of the five largest cities in Maryland were 675,401, 46,227, 46,019, 45,361, and 40,181. What is the median population of the five cities? |
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46,019 |
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45,794 |
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357,791 |
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170,637.8 |
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Ten video stores were surveyed to find the cost of renting a new release video. The costs were $1.99, $2.99, $1.75, $1.99, $2.50, $1.50, $0.99, $1.99, $2.99, and $3.49. What is the mode of this set of data? |
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$1.99 and $2.99 |
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$2.22 |
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C. |
$0.99 |
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$1.99 |
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The heights, in feet, of the eight highest waterfalls in the world are 3281, 3000, 2000, 1904, 1650, 1612, 1430, and 1384. Find the range of this data set. |
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2033 |
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1777 |
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C. |
1897 |
D. |
948.5 |
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Ten test scores from Mrs. McDaniel's mathematics class are 100, 95, 93, 86, 82, 80, 78, 77, 75, and 75. She calculates the mean, median, and mode of the scores. An eleventh student takes the test with a score of 62. Mrs. McDaniel recalculates the mean, median, and mode of the test scores. Which measure changes the most when the eleventh score is included? |
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The mean, median, and mode change equally. |
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mean |
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median |
D. |
mode |
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Refer to the data. What is the range of the temperatures? |
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25°F |
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28°F |
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C. |
15°F |
D. |
23°F |
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