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. line plot B. histogram
    C. scatter plot D. circle graph
    Hint

  2.   Suppose you are conducting a survey to determine whether the students in your school would prefer to go to the science museum or the art museum for the school field trip. Which method would produce a random sample?
    A. asking the members of the after-school art club
    B. asking 4 students from each homeroom class
    C. asking the winners of the school science fair
    D. asking your 3 best friends
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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. 750 B. 150
    C. 1,050 D. 560
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  4.   Suppose you have a bag of numbered blocks 1–12. What is the probability of drawing a block with a prime number?
    A. B.
    C. , or D. , or
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  5.   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. D. , or
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  6.   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 7 or less.
    B. 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.
    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 greater than 7. Jerome scores one point if the total is less than 7.
    Hint

  7.   Jack and Thomas have two chips. One is red on both sides and one is red on one side and blue on the other side. Each boy tosses a chip. Jack scores one point if both chips are the same. Thomas scores one point if the chips are different. What is the probability that Jack will score a point?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  8.   About what percentage of the test scores below are between 55 and 95?
    ST10-001W-008550
    A. 50% B. 75%
    C. 25% D. 60%
    Hint



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