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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? |
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Most of the potato chip brands have less than 150 calories per serving. |
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Most of the tortilla chip brands have less than 150 calories per serving. |
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The data for potato chips and the data for tortilla chips have the same mode(s). |
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Potato chips and tortilla chips both have the same mean number of calories. |
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What is the difference between the highest and the lowest values? |
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80 |
B. |
75 |
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84 |
D. |
100 |
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3. |
Simplify 6a + 15a. |
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A. |
21a |
B. |
21a2 |
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C. |
6a + 15a |
D. |
42a |
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4. |
Simplify 2a4 + 4a2 + a4. |
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A. |
3a8 + 4a2 |
B. |
3a4 + 4a2 |
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C. |
2a4 + 4a2 + a4 |
D. |
7a10 |
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5. |
Write an algebraic expression for one-half of a number x subtracted from fifty. |
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50 - 2x |
B. |
2x - 50 |
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C. |
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D. |
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6. |
Find the area of the figure if a = 3 and b = 5. |
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16 square units |
B. |
8 square units |
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C. |
15 square units |
D. |
225 square units |
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7. |
What is implied when it is said that x and y have a negative correlation? |
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When the value of x increases, the value of y increases. |
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When the value of x is negative, the value of y negative. |
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When the value of x increases, the value of y decreases. |
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When the value of x increases, the value of y does not necessarily increase or decrease. |
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8. |
Which relationship would most likely have a positive correlation? |
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the number of tickets sold for a baseball game, and the number of hotdogs sold at the game. |
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the rate at which a train travels, and the time it takes for it to reach its destination. |
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the amount of memory in computer, and the number of keys on the keyboard. |
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the number of miles driven, and the number of gallons of gas in the car. |
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9. |
Express 47.5 × 10-5 in scientific notation. |
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4.75 × 10-4 |
B. |
475 × 10-6 |
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C. |
0.475 × 10-3 |
D. |
4.75 × 10-6 |
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Write an algebraic expression for the verbal expression. the sum of 4 and one half of the number x |
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4 + x |
B. |
4 + ÷ x |
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C. |
4 - ÷ x |
D. |
4 - x |
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Use the Distributive Property to simplify 7(6x2 + 5x + 4). |
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A. |
42x2 +35x + 21 |
B. |
42x2 + 5x + 4 |
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C. |
42x2 + 35x + 28 |
D. |
42x2 + 35x + 4 |
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12. |
How many measurement classes are represented on the histogram? |
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A. |
9 |
B. |
14 |
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44 |
D. |
70 |
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13. |
A histogram is a graph in which the data are organized into equal _______. |
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elements |
B. |
tallies |
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intervals |
D. |
bars |
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14. |
A baseball owner is trying to convince people that he is spending too much on his players. He is paying 10 of them $1 million, 8 of them $2 million, and 3 of them $15 million. To support his case, which measure of central tendency should he use? |
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mode |
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standard deviation |
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median |
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mean |
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15. |
Using the box-and-whisker plot, what is the median of Exam B? |
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75 |
B. |
90 |
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83 |
D. |
60 |
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Using the box-and-whisker plot, what is the first quartile of Exam B? |
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63 |
B. |
83 |
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75 |
D. |
72 |
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17. |
Why is the graph misleading? |
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Months are out of order. |
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Color is misleading. |
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Scale is not at even intervals. |
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Bars appear to have cut in half. |
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18. |
Translate the phrase the sum of negative four times a number and eighteen into a variable expression. |
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A. |
-4(y + 18) |
B. |
-4 + 18y |
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C. |
-14(y + 18) |
D. |
-4y + 18 |
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19. |
Simplify –3m(–4n + 8) |
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A. |
–12mn – 24m |
B. |
12mn – 8 |
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C. |
–12mn – 24 |
D. |
12mn – 24m |
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20. |
Simplify 4(6m - 2n) - 2(2m - 6n). |
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A. |
24m - 20n |
B. |
20m + 4n |
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C. |
20m - 4n |
D. |
28m - 20n |
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