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Problem Solving TEST 4

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Problem Solving TEST 4

The document contains a series of questions and problems related to statistics, probability, and basic mathematics. It includes comparisons of means, probability calculations, and interpretations of survey results. Each question is associated with multiple-choice answers, indicating a quiz or assessment format.
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Data set A is the set consisting of the following seven numbers: 1 comma 2, comma 3, comma 4, comma 5, comma 6, comma 7. Data set B is the set consisting of
the following seven numbers: 1 comma 1, comma 2, comma 2, comma 3, comma 3, comma 4.
Which of the following statements correctly compares the means of data set A and data set B?
A. The mean of each data set is 2.
B. The mean of each data set is 4.
C. The mean of data set A is less than the mean of data set B.
D. The mean of data set A is greater than the mean of data set B.
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Each of the following frequency tables represents a data set. Which data set has the greatest mean?
A. Value Frequency

B. Value Frequency

C. Value Frequency

D. Value Frequency
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According to the line graph above, between which two consecutive years was there the
greatest change in the number of 3‑D movies released?
A. 2003–2004
B. 2008–2009
C. 2009–2010
D. 2010–2011
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To make a bakery’s signature chocolate muffins, a baker needs 2.5 ounces of chocolate for each muffin. How
many pounds of chocolate are needed to make 48 signature chocolate muffins? (1 pound = 16 ounces)
A. 7.5
B. 10
C. 50.5
D. 120
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A trivia tournament organizer wanted to study the relationship between the number of points a team scores in a trivia round and the number of hours that a team
practices each week. For the study, the organizer selected teams at random from all trivia teams in a certain tournament. The table displays the information for the
teams in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week.
Number of points per round
Hours practiced
6 to 13 points 14 or more points Total
3 to 5 hours
More than 5 hours
Total
Which of the following is the largest population to which the results of the study can be generalized?
A. All trivia teams in the tournament that scored or more points in the round
B. The trivia teams in the sample
C. The trivia teams in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week
D. All trivia teams in the tournament
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Each value in the data set shown represents the height, in centimeters, of a plant.
, , , , , , , , ,
What is the mean height, in centimeters, of these plants?
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Which of the following speeds is equivalent to 90 kilometers per
hour? (1 kilometer = 1,000 meters)
A. 25 meters per second
B. 32 meters per second
C. 250 meters per second
D. 324 meters per second
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A certain forest is 253 acres. To estimate the number of trees in the forest, a ranger randomly selects 5
different 1-acre parcels in the forest and determines the number of trees in each parcel. The numbers of trees
in the sample acres are 51, 59, 45, 52, and 73. Based on the mean of the sample, which of the following ranges
contains the best estimate for the number of trees in the entire forest?
A. 11,000 to 12,000
B. 12,500 to 13,500
C. 13,500 to 14,500
D. 18,000 to 19,000
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The number of acres of useful timberland in 13 counties in California is summarized in the box plot above.
Which of the following is closest to the median number of acres?
A. 4,399
B. 7,067
C. 8,831
D. 10,595
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On May 10, 2015, there were 83 million Internet subscribers in Nigeria. The major Internet providers were MTN,
Globacom, Airtel, Etisalat, and Visafone. By September 30, 2015, the number of Internet subscribers in Nigeria
had increased to 97 million. If an Internet subscriber in Nigeria on September 30, 2015, is selected at random,
the probability that the person selected was an MTN subscriber is 0.43. There were p million MTN subscribers
in Nigeria on September 30, 2015. To the nearest integer, what is the value of p ?
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The mean amount of time that the 20 employees of a construction company have worked for the company is
6.7 years. After one of the employees leaves the company, the mean amount of time that the remaining
employees have worked for the company is reduced to 6.25 years. How many years did the employee who left
the company work for the company?
A. 0.45
B. 2.30
C. 9.00
D. 15.25
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A distance of furlongs is equivalent to how many feet?
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Food Protein Cost
1 large egg 6 grams $0.36
1 cup of milk 8 grams $0.24
The table above shows the amount of protein in two foods and the cost of each food. Based on the table,
what is the ratio of the cost per gram of protein in a large egg to the cost per gram of protein in a cup
of milk?
A. 1 : 2
B. 2 : 3
C. 3 : 4
D. 2 : 1
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between the length of time , in hours, a certain bird spent in flight and the number of days after January , .

What is the average rate of change, in hours per day, of the length of time the bird spent in flight on January to the length of time the bird spent in flight on January
?
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A psychologist designed and conducted a study to determine whether playing a certain educational game
increases middle school students’ accuracy in adding fractions. For the study, the psychologist chose a
random sample of 35 students from all of the students at one of the middle schools in a large city. The
psychologist found that students who played the game showed significant improvement in accuracy when
adding fractions. What is the largest group to which the results of the study can be generalized?
A. The 35 students in the sample
B. All students at the school
C. All middle school students in the city
D. All students in the city
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A store received a shipment of 1,000 MP3 players, 4 of which were defective. If an MP3 player is randomly
selected from this shipment, what is the probability that it is defective?
A. 0.004
B. 0.04
C. 0.4
D. 4
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The value of is times . The value of is what percent greater than ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A polling agency recently surveyed 1,000 adults who were selected at random from a large city and asked each
of the adults, “Are you satisfied with the quality of air in the city?” Of those surveyed, 78 percent responded
that they were satisfied with the quality of air in the city. Based on the results of the survey, which of the
following statements must be true?
1. Of all adults in the city, 78 percent are satisfied with the quality of air in the city.
2. If another 1,000 adults selected at random from the city were surveyed, 78 percent of them would report they are satisfied with the quality of air in the city.
3. If 1,000 adults selected at random from a different city were surveyed, 78 percent of them would report they are satisfied with the quality of air in the city.
A. None
B. II only
C. I and II only
D. I and III only
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At a large high school, 300 students were selected at random and were asked in a survey about a menu change
in the school cafeteria. All 300 students completed the survey. It was estimated that 38% of the students were
in support of a menu change, with a margin of error of 5.5%. Which of the following is the best interpretation of
the survey results?
A. The percent of the students at the school who support a menu change is 38%.
B. The percent of the students at the school who support a menu change is greater than 38%.
C. Plausible values of the percent of the students at the school who support a menu change are between 32.5% and 43.5%.
D. Plausible values of the number of the students at the school who support a menu change are between 295 and 305.
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The length of the base of a certain parallelogram is of the height of the parallelogram. Which expression represents the length of the base of the parallelogram,
where is the height of the parallelogram?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The table above shows a summary of 1,200 responses to a survey question. Based on the table, how many of
those surveyed get most of their medical information from either a doctor or the Internet?
A. 865
B. 887
C. 912
D. 926
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For a science project, Anka recorded whether it rained each weekday and weekend day for 12 weeks. Her results are summarized in the table below.
Weekday and Weekend Day Rain for 12 Weeks
Rain No rain Total
Number of weekdays 12 48 60
Number of weekend days 8 16 24
Total 20 64 84
If one of the days on which there was no rain is selected at random, what is the probability the day was
a weekend day?
A.

B.

C.

D.
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Of beads, are silver. What percentage of the beads are silver?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A fish swam a distance of yards. How far did the fish swim, in miles?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The population of Greenville increased by from to . If the population is times the population, what is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The population density of Cedar County is people per square mile. The county has a population of people. What is the area, in square miles, of Cedar
County?
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What length, in centimeters, is equivalent to a length of meters?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The table summarizes the distribution of age and assigned group for participants in a study.
– years – years years Total
Group A
Group B
Group C
Total
One of these participants will be selected at random. What is the probability of selecting a participant from group A, given that the participant is at least years of
age? (Express your answer as a decimal or fraction, not as a percent.)
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In a group, % of the items are red. Of all the red items in the group, % also have stripes. What percentage of the items in the group are red with stripes?
A. %
B. %
C. %
D. %
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A certain town has an area of square miles. What is the area, in square yards, of this town?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A study was conducted on the production rates for a company that produces tractor wheels. The table below shows the number of wheels made during 11
consecutive one-hour production periods.

Number
One- of
hour wheels
period made
A 24
B 24
C 21
D 21
E 21
F 19
G 24
H 24
I 19
J 22
K 23
What is the range of the number of wheels made for the 11 one-hour periods?
A. 5.5
B. 5.0
C. 4.5
D. 4.0
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The scatterplot above shows the number of visitors to a railroad museum in Pennsylvania each year from 1968
to 1980, where t is the number of years since 1968 and n is the number of visitors. A line of best fit is also
shown. Which of the following could be an equation of the line of best fit shown?
A. n equals, 16,090, plus 4,680, t
B. n equals, 4,690, plus 16,090, t
C. n equals, 16,090, plus 9,060, t
D. n equals, 9,060, plus 16,090, t
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A distance of furlongs is equivalent to how many feet?
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A number n is increased 6%. If the result is
318, what is the value of n ?
A. 199
B. 299
C. 300
D. 337
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A market researcher selected 200 people at random from a group of people who indicated that they liked a
certain book. The 200 people were shown a movie based on the book and then asked whether they liked or
disliked the movie. Of those surveyed, 95% said they disliked the movie. Which of the following inferences can
appropriately be drawn from this survey result?
A. At least 95% of people who go see movies will dislike this movie.
B. At least 95% of people who read books will dislike this movie.
C. Most people who dislike this book will like this movie.
D. Most people who like this book will dislike this movie.
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The weights, in pounds, for 15 horses in a stable were reported, and the mean, median, range, and standard
deviation for the data were found. The horse with the lowest reported weight was found to actually weigh 10
pounds less than its reported weight. What value remains unchanged if the four values are reported using the
corrected weight?
A. Mean
B. Median
C. Range
D. Standard deviation
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For the values and , the ratio of to is to . If is multiplied by , what is multiplied by in order to maintain the same ratio?
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At a conference, there are a total of attendees. Each attendee is assigned to either group A, group B, or group C. If one of these attendees is selected at random,
the probability of selecting an attendee who is assigned to group A is and the probability of selecting an attendee who is assigned to group B is . How many
attendees are assigned to group C?
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An airplane descends from an altitude of feet to feet at a constant rate of feet per minute. What type of function best models the relationship between
the descending airplane's altitude and time?
A. Decreasing exponential
B. Decreasing linear
C. Increasing exponential
D. Increasing linear
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Marta has 7,500 pesos she will convert to US dollars using a currency exchange service. At this time, the
currency exchange rate is 1 peso = 0.075 US dollars. The exchange service will charge Marta a 2% fee on the
converted US dollar amount. How many US dollars will Marta receive from the currency exchange after the 2%
fee is applied?
A. $551
.25
B. $562
.50
C. $5,625
.00
D. $98,000
.00
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, , , , , , , ,
What is the median of the data shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Each dot in the scatterplot above represents the temperature and the number of people who visited a beach in
Lagos, Nigeria, on one of eleven different days. The line of best fit for the data is also shown. The line of best fit
for the data has a slope of approximately 57. According to this estimate, how many additional people per day
are predicted to visit the beach for each 5°C increase in average temperature?
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Data set A consists of 9 data values, each of which is the integer 5. Data set B consists of 10 data values, nine of which are the integer 5, and one of which is the
integer 100.
Which of the following statements about the means and medians of data set A and data set B is true?
A. Only the means are different.
B. Only the medians are different.
C. Both the means and the medians are different.
D. Neither the means nor the medians are different.
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Which of the following could be an equation for a line of best


fit for the data in the scatterplot?
A. y equals, negative x, plus 6
B. y equals, negative x, minus 6
C. y equals, 6 x, plus 1
D. y equals, 6 x, minus 1

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