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Travel Math Often one of the biggest complications of visiting a foreign

country is doing the math. Things that woufd cause no problem at home are
suddenly challenging because the units are different. Consider a quarter-
pound hamburger. At2.2 pounds (lbs) per kilogram (kg), what is the mass of a
quarter-pound hamburger in the metric system?
Once you have ordered lunch, you have to pay for it. Let's see . . . one U.S.
dollar is worth 1.53 Canadian dollars, 0,70 British pounds, or 1.07 European
euros. 5o how much does a quarter-por.rnd hamburger cost in other countries?
Then there is figuring out the temperature. Even if you can remember the
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formula Fahrenheit : t . Celsius + 32, you must do some work to find
whether 20"C is a beach day or a ski day.
Fortunately, it doesn't have to be quite so hard. lf you look for some simple
= approximations, you can usually get around foreign countries without having
$i' to pack a calculator. As with many other aspects of travel, the trick is to think
ahead, anticipate what might be coming, and have a plan for dealing with it.
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Before you go, figure out which formulas you will be using and come up with
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About how many kilograms are there 5. According to the article, about how many euros
,n 10 Ib? could you get for 5 U.5. dollars?
{1} 25 ks {2} 2o kg (1) 0.20 euros t2) 1.50 euros
-'' {3} 1 't kg (4) 5 kg (3) 4,2A euros {4} 5.50 euros
;. About how rnany kilsgrams correspond to a 6.Suppose you are travef ing in France, You see a
quarter pound? T-shirt for 40 euros. ls this a reasonable price?
J ustify you r a nswer,
{1} 0.1 ks {z', 0.5 kg
{3} 5 kg {4} 8.8 kg 7. A taxicab ride in London costs you 15 pounds.
3" Based on the article above, which could you use How much is this in United States currency?
to estirnate an exchange of canad;an dollars and 8. The formula Fahrenheit
United States dollars? a good estimate of the temperature in degrees
{1} 1 U,5. Dollar : t Crnadian Dollar Fahrenheit when you know the temperature in
t2) 1 U.5. Dollar : SCanadian Dollar degrees Celsius. ls 20"C a beach d ay7 Justify
your answer.
{3} 2 U.5. Dollars _ 3 Canadian Dollars
{4} 3 U.5. Dollars _ 2 Canadian Dollars 9. A foreign exchangg student could use the
formufa Celsius _ gr(rahrenheit 32) to find the
€. Suppose you pay $3.00 for a hamburger temperature in degrees Celsius when he knows
in Canada. How much isthis in United the temperature in degrees Fahrenheit. Write a
States currency? formula the student couf d use to get a gCIod
{1} $ 1 ,e5 {2} $3.00 estimate of the Celsius temperature.
{3} $4.53 t4) $+. rg

{-Fr**€*r .E Standardized Test prep 51

 The relationships in the tables below are functions. Wriie a function rule for
each table,

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o scatter plot is a graph that relates two sets of data. There are four kinds of
l-5 objectiva relationships that the data may have.
I To analyze data using ' positivecorrelation: In general, both sets of data increase together.
scatter plots (p. 33)
negative correlation: In general, one set of data decreases as the other set
increases.

no correlation: The data sets are not related.

31. a. Make a scatter plot of the data below

Height. .

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h. fs there e positive correlstion, a negsrive correlation, or Nro correl{rti*n

betrveen the sets of data?

Mean, median, and mode are three measures of central tendency.The range of a
l_6objedives data set is the difference between the greatest and least items. A stem-and-leaf plot
Y To use mean, median, is a display that organizes the data by showing each item in order.
mode, and range (p.40)
W To make and usestem- Find the mean, median, and mode for each set of data.
and-leaf plots(p'42) g2,g7,g0,g3
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34. 2.4,2.3,2,1,,2.5,2.3,2.2 35. 42,19,55, 37,57,37 ,49,47,37

The stem-and-leaf plot at the right shows kilometers walked during a benefit walk.
Use it for Exercises 3G38. - Benefit Walk
(km)
36. Find the mean, median, mode, andrange. 16 | 1 1 2 3 5 5
37. How many people waiked more than 19 km? n IOZZ
38. How many people walked less than 17.1 km? ls j< s s I
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