1.   The number of calories for a serving of different brands of potato chips and tortilla chips is shown in the back-to-back stem-and-leaf plot below. Which statement is correct?
   
    A. Most of the tortilla chip brands have less than 150 calories per serving.
    B. Potato chips and tortilla chips both have the same mean number of calories.
    C. Most of the potato chip brands have less than 150 calories per serving.
    D. The data for potato chips and the data for tortilla chips have the same mode(s).
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  2.   Find the mode of {325, 100, 115, 621, 325, 325, 100}.
    A. 273 B. 115
    C. 325 D. 100
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  3.   The median is the _________ of a set of numbers.
    A. most frequent B. average
    C. middle number D. highest number
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  4.   Find the area of the figure if a = 3 and b = 5.
   
    A. 15 square units B. 8 square units
    C. 16 square units D. 225 square units
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  5.   Find the volume of the rectangular solid shown below.
   
    A. 24a4b8 B. 24a2b10
    C. 24a2b7 D. 9a4b8
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  6.   Express 765,000,000,000 in scientific notation.
    A. 7.65 × 10-11 B. 7.65 × 1011
    C. 7.65 × 1010 D. 0.765 × 1012
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  7.   Evaluate 5(11 + 22 - 10) – 19.
    A. 44 B. 66
    C. 106 D. 6
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  8.   Simplify 3x2 + 11x + 2x2.
    A. 5x2 + 11x B. 6x2 + 11x
    C. simplified D. 16x2
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  9.   Simplify 2x + 5x + 4(x + 3).
    A. 11x + 12 B. 11x + 3
    C. 14x D. 23x
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  10.   Evaluate z – (2yz + y) · y if y = -3 and z = 2.
    A. 23 B. 9
    C. -43 D. 47
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  11.   The formula for the perimeter of a rectangle is , where is the length of the rectangle and w is the width. If a rectangle is 17 ft long and 8 ft wide, what is its perimeter?
    A. 68 ft B. 50 ft
    C. 42 ft D. 25 ft
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  12.   Which of the following is not necessarily considered a part of the population?
    A. census B. the data collector
    C. biased sample D. random sample
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  13.   A histogram is a graph in which the data are organized into equal _______.
    A. bars B. intervals
    C. elements D. tallies
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  14.   What kind of sampling is represented if dentists from random areas of the city are asked about their favorite toothpaste?
    A. Random Sampling B. Cluster Sampling
    C. Systematic Sampling D. Convenience Sampling
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  15.   Which value occurs most often?
   
    A. 99 B. 77
    C. 84 D. 71
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  16.   What is the mode of the number of rainy days each month?
   
    A. 7 B. 8
    C. 5 D. 6
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  17.   What is B + C?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  18.   What expression describes the total bill, b, divided equally by 4 people?
    A. 4b B.
    C. b – 4 D. b + 4
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  19.   Evaluate a (4 + b), if a = 4 and b = -12.
    A. -16 B. 12
    C. 4 D. -32
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  20.   Simplify –3m(–4n + 8)
    A. 12mn – 24m B. –12mn – 24
    C. –12mn – 24m D. 12mn – 8
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