1.   A best-fit line drawn on a scatter plot ________
    A. must be drawn through the first and last data points.
    B. always has a positive slope.
    C. is a line that goes through every data point.
    D. approximates the linear relationship of data points.
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  2.   Choose the scatter plot that has a prediction equation with a negative slope.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  3.   Students at Garner Middle School are given the opportunity to determine the school's mascot, the mascot's name, and the school colors. The choices are narrowed down to those shown in the table below. What is the probability that the students will choose a lion named Gus for their mascot?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   A mother feeds her baby jarred baby food. For dinner, she likes to give the baby a meat, a vegetable, and a fruit. The types of meats, vegetables, and fruits that she has in her pantry are listed in the table below. What is the probability that her baby's meal will include turkey and bananas?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  5.   What is the probability of selecting 3 vowels at random from the word mathematics?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   Kim has 3 blue sweaters, 2 red sweaters, and 5 white sweaters in a dresser drawer. If she selects 3 sweaters at random with replacement, what is the probability she will select a red one first, white second, and blue third?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  7.   Bill has 4 quarters, 2 dimes, 6 nickels, and 8 pennies in his pocket. He takes one coin at random from the pocket. What is the probability that the coin is a dime or a nickel?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  8.   Find 8P3.
    A. 24 B. 1,680
    C. 336 D. 21
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  9.   A briefcase combination lock contains 4 digits. Each digit is a number between 0 and 9. If each number can only be used once, what is the probability that all four digits are odd?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   Two number cubes are rolled. What is the probability of rolling a sum of 9 or a sum that is even?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  11.   The table shows the results when a number cube was rolled. What is the experimental probability of rolling an even number?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   The table shows the results of rolling a number cube over three separate experiments. What is the experimental probability of rolling a six?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  13.   Which of the graphs will have the lowest standard deviation?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   Suppose that the mean is 50. How many standard deviations away is the value 65?
    A. within 1 standard deviation B. about 1 standard deviation
    C. cannot be determined from given information D. about 2 standard deviations
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