1.   Which types of display is most appropriate for showing the data for coffee prices with ratings of V for very good, and F for fair?
    A. circle graph B. scatter plot
    C. line plot D. histogram
    Hint

  2.   A cooler contains 5 cans of each flavor of soft drink: cola, lemon-lime, grape, and root beer. Find the probability of one person randomly picking a cola, then another person randomly selecting root beer.
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  3.   Meng conducted a survey to determine the favorite flavor of ice cream in his hometown. Fifteen of the fifty people he surveyed liked strawberry best. How many of the 3,500 residents in the town would you expect to like strawberry best?
    A. 1,050 B. 150
    C. 560 D. 750
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  4.   Use a tree diagram to help you find the probability of rolling a 4 on a number cube on the first roll, and a 5 on the second roll.
    A. B.
    C. , or D.
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  5.   Find the fair game.
    A. Walter and Jerome each toss a number cube and add the numbers. Walter scores one point if the total is greater than 7. Jerome scores one point if the total is less than 7.
    B. Walter and Jerome each toss a number cube and add the numbers. Walter scores one point if the total is greater than 7. Jerome scores one point if the total is 7 or less.
    C. Walter and Jerome each toss a number cube and add the numbers. Walter scores two points if the total is 7 or greater. Jerome scores three points if the total is less than 7.
    D. Walter and Jerome each toss a number cube and add the numbers. Walter scores one point if the total is 7 or greater. Jerome scores one point if the total is less than 7.
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  6.   Suppose you have a bag filled with 6 blocks numbered from 1–6. You consecutively choose three blocks, without replacement to form a three-digit number. You choose the first number and put it in either the hundreds, tens, or ones place. You choose the next number and put it in one of the remaining places, and so on. The object of the game is to create the greatest three-digit number. What is the probability of getting a higher number in the third draw (than the second draw) if a 2 is in the ones place and the second draw is a 4?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  7.   Taylor and Isabel played a game with red, blue, white, and green balls. They had a bag with 10 balls. They took 4 samples of 4 balls at a time.
Sample 1: RRBB
Sample 2: BGRR
Sample 3: RWRB
Sample 4: RGBW
Find the best estimate of the number of white balls in the bag.
    A. 6 B. 1
    C. 3 D. 7
    Hint

  8.   About what percentage of the test scores below are between 55 and 95?
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    A. 25% B. 60%
    C. 50% D. 75%
    Hint



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