1.   During Little League baseball, the Tigers and the Cubs finished the season atop the division. The Tigers won 11 games and lost 4. Because of a couple of rainouts, the Cubs won 10 games and lost 3. Find percent of the games both teams won.
    A. Tigers 27%, Cubs 23% B. Tigers 77%, Cubs 73%
    C. Tigers 73%, Cubs 77% D. Tigers 23%, Cubs 27%
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  2.   During Little League baseball, the Tigers and the Cubs finished the season atop the division. The Tigers won 11 games and lost 4. Because of a couple of rainouts, the Cubs won 10 games and lost 3. Find percent of the games both teams lost.
    A. Tigers 27%, Cubs 23% B. Tigers 27%, Cubs 23%
    C. Tigers 77%, Cubs 73% D. Tigers 73%, Cubs 77%
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  3.   Suppose biologists tagged 53 penguins in Antarctica during mating season. The next year, they caught 82 penguins and found that 11 of them had tags. Estimate the total number of penguins in the area.
    A. 395 B. 446
    C. 353 D. 405
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  4.   Of the 1,500 registered voters who were polled in the city, 46% said they would vote for Lerman for mayor and 42% said they would vote for McMahon. Suppose the number of registered voters in the city is 2 million. Assuming a 50% voter turnout, what percentage of the registered voters would you expect to actually vote for McMahon?
    A. 42% B. 50%
    C. 23% D. 21%
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  5.   To estimate the number of white-tailed deer in Minnesota, biologists captured and tagged 650 deer and then released them back into the woods. One year later, the biologists captured 300 deer and counted 6 deer with tags. Estimate the actual number of deer in the forest.
    A. 29,050 B. 30,600
    C. 30,100 D. 32,500
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