1.   A best-fit line is drawn on a scatter plot showing the average daily temperature and the number of people at a public swimming pool. The slope of the line would probably be ________
    A. undefined. B. negative.
    C. positive. D. zero.
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  2.   The scores on a national achievement test are normally distributed with a mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10. Out of a group of 200 students, how many would you expect to score more than 70?
    A. 5 B. 32
    C. 10 D. 1
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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.   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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  5.   The letters of the alphabet are placed in a box. What is the probability of selecting a consonant or a letter from the word variable?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   Draw a box-and-whisker plot of the data.
   
    A.
    B.
    C.
    D.
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  7.   Find 8P3.
    A. 24 B. 1,680
    C. 336 D. 21
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  8.   How many different ways can a coach make a team of 18 players from a tryout of 20 people?
    A. 190 B. 380
    C. 6,840 D. 3,420
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  9.   A bag contains 10 red marbles, 5 gray marbles, 12 black marbles, and 8 white marbles. Two marbles are randomly drawn from the bag without replacement. What is the probability of drawing a white marble followed by a marble that is not black?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  10.   The table shows the results when a number cube was rolled. What is the experimental probability of rolling a one?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  11.   The table shows the results of rolling a number cube over three separate experiments. What is the experimental probability of rolling a four?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  12.   Suppose three coins are tossed, and each time, they turn up heads. What is the probability that the next toss will be heads?
    A. 0.5 B. 0.125
    C. 0.0625 D. 0.9375
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  13.   One card is drawn from a standard deck of cards. What is the probability that it is either a black card or a face card?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  14.   Compute the variance and standard deviation for the set of {7,7,7,7}. Round to the nearest tenth.
    A. 0; 7 B. 0; 0
    C. 0; 28 D. 7; 0
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