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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? |
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$10.20 |
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$9.25 |
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$5.00 |
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$102.00 |
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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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170,637.8 |
B. |
357,791 |
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C. |
46,019 |
D. |
45,794 |
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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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$0.99 |
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$2.22 |
D. |
$1.99 |
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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? |
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9.5 barks |
B. |
8.8 barks |
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11.2 barks |
D. |
14.6 barks |
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On a science test, Odell and his friends got the following scores. Who had the median score of the group? |
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Taina |
B. |
Odell |
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C. |
Candace |
D. |
Cindy |
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