1.   Ten students were comparing their weekly allowances. The allowances were $4.50, $7.00, $5.00, $10.00, $5.00, $12.50, $8.50, $17.50, $20.00, and $12.00. What is the mean of this set of data?
    A. $10.20 B. $9.25
    C. $5.00 D. $102.00
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  2.   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?
    A. 170,637.8 B. 357,791
    C. 46,019 D. 45,794
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  3.   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?
    A. $1.99 and $2.99 B. $0.99
    C. $2.22 D. $1.99
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  4.   Jessica was hanging out at home with her dog Chelsea, who was looking out the window. She noticed that Chelsea barked 5 times when a squirrel walked by, 12 times when a woman walked by, 14 times when a man walked by, 10 times when a dog walked by, and 3 times when a leaf blew by. What was the mean, or average, number of times Chelsea barked when something passed the window?
    A. 9.5 barks B. 8.8 barks
    C. 11.2 barks D. 14.6 barks
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  5.   On a science test, Odell and his friends got the following scores. Who had the median score of the group?
   
    A. Taina B. Odell
    C. Candace D. Cindy
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