1.   Ben, Jenny, Angela, and Craig all ran in the 1-mile cross-country race. How many ways can the four people finish the race?
    A. 8 B. 24
    C. 16 D. 20
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  2.   Three whole numbers have a mean of 4. How many such whole-number triples exist?
    A. 19 B. 20
    C. 17 D. 18
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  3.   Suppose two players each roll a die and find the difference between the numbers, subtracting the lesser number from the greater number. What is the probability that the difference is 0 or 1?
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  4.   Suppose one player rolls a 6-sided die numbered 1 to 6, and a second player rolls an 8-sided die numbered 1 to 8. They find the difference between the numbers subtracting the lesser number from the greater number. Which difference gives the greatest probability?
    A. 1 B. 4
    C. 2 D. 3
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  5.   In the three-team playoff structure below, what is the probability that Team C will win assuming every team has an equal chance of winning?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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  6.   In the six-team playoff structure below, what is the probability that Team B will win assuming every team has an equal chance of winning?
   
    A. B.
    C. D.
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