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Drama club members were asked whether they preferred musicals (M), comedies (C), dramas (D), or Shakespeare plays (S). The results are shown at the right. Which did the greatest number of students prefer? |
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musicals |
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comedies |
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Shakespeare plays |
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dramas |
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In a survey, 26 students said they walked to school, 39 said a family member drove them, 17 said they carpooled, and 112 said they rode a bus. How many tally marks would be in a frequency table displaying this information? |
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182 |
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112 |
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194 |
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82 |
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Which statement is true about the data in the table below. |
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A line graph could be used to display the data. |
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A circle graph could be used to display the data. |
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A circle graph could not be used to display the data because there must be more than three parts. |
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A circle graph could not be used to display the data because the percents do not add up to 100%. |
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Determine the stems for the data set 112, 98, 99, 103, 145, 153, 147, 109, 92, 124, 155, 110, 141. |
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10, 11, 12, 14, 15 |
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10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 |
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9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 |
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9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 |
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Which number describes the spread of a set of data? |
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mean |
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median |
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range |
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mode |
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The graphs below show the number of people who rode buses from September through February. Use the graphs to choose the best statement. |
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Graph A shows a more gradual increase in ticket sales. |
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The graphs represent different data using the same scale. |
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The graphs represent the same data using different scales. |
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Graph B shows a more drastic increase in ticket sales. |
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The line graph below shows Onatah's growth in the last four years. What conclusion can not be made from the graph? |
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Onatah has gotten taller every year she has been measured. |
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Onatah was about 3'11'' in 1998. |
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Onatah was shorter when measured in 2000 than when measured in 1999. |
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Onatah was about 5'0'' in 2001. |
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The value of a normal car decreases as time passes. What would a line graph of this data look like? |
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It would be a horizontal line. |
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It would decrease from left to right. |
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It would increase from left to right. |
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It would be a vertical line. |
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For the circle graph below, what percent of Mr. Brown's students preferred either summer or spring? |
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18% |
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38% |
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44% |
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62% |
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The line graph shows the length of Jeremiah's pet snake, Bonzo. Predict Bonzo's length when he is 6 months old. |
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15'' |
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21'' |
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25'' |
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36'' |
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Josephine has started a school club that goes downtown every Saturday to volunteer at the soup kitchen. The line graph shows the number of students who participate each week. Predict how many students will attend on week 10. |
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12 students |
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22 students |
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14 students |
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15 students |
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Determine the stems for the data 81, 82, 83, 87, 88, 88, 89, 92. |
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8, 9 |
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0 |
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8 |
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impossible |
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Is the graph of U.S. unemployment misleading? |
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Yes, the years are not labeled. |
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Yes, the unemployment rate is not labeled. |
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No. |
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Yes, the graph has no title. |
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The number of points a basketball team scored in eight different games is listed in the table shown. Which of the following scores represents the mean score? |
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70 |
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73 |
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75 |
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72 |
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Identify the outlier in the temperature data shown. |
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88° |
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90° |
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84° |
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71° |
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What are the mean, median, and mode of the temperature data 92°, 51°, 60°, 51°, 66°, 82°, respectively? |
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66°, 51°, 60° |
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67°, 62°, 51° |
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67°, 63°, 51° |
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66°, 63°, 61° |
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