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Question #5
Complete the histogram by selecting the bar on the x-axis and dragging each bar to
represent the given data.

A community center leader polled each member about how many hours he or she
spent playing video games over the weekend. The results are displayed in the list.

18, 12, 5, 18, 18, 12, 5, 8, 0, 22, 16, 25, 13, 16, 15, 19,

8, 0, 5, 18, 18, 12, 5, 8, 4, 12, 16, 15, 3, 16, 5, 19, 21

Hours Spent Playing Video Games on Weekends

18

16

14

12
Frequency

10

0
0-4 5-9 10-14 15-19 20-24 25-29
Hours

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Question #6
Ramesh has collected data from a survey. He would like to organize his data in such a way that he can
determine the median of the data at a glance. Which type of display would be BEST for him?

A box-and-whisker plot

B stem-and-leaf plot

C bar graph

D pie graph

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Question #9
Ace Clothing Store’s daily sales figures over a 12-day period are recorded in the table below. The
amounts are rounded to the nearest thousand dollars.

Ace Clothing Store

Sales for 12 Days

Day Sales
(dollars)
1 2,000

2 5,000
3 4,000

4 1,000
5 3,000

6 4,000
7 1,000

8 1,000
9 3,000

10 4,000
11 4,000

12 4,000

The box-and-whisker plot below inaccurately represents the data in the table because of several
errors.

What part of the box-and-whisker plot accurately represents the data in the table?

A the median

B the lower quartile

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C the middle 50% range

D the minimum and maximum amounts

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Question #10
The number of calories in different 12-ounce samples of soda and juice are shown in the table below.

Calories in Samples

12-ounce 12-ounce
Soda Juice
Samples Samples
95 195

96 195

98 199

98 200

100 200

101 201

105 204

105 205

105 205

108 209

108 209

Erin constructed the box-and-whisker plots below based on the data in the table.

What error did Erin make in the construction of her box-and-whisker plots?

A The duplicate values were not used to calculate the juice samples’ quartiles.

B There are errors in the quartile values for both plots.

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C The median of the soda samples data is incorrect.

D The range of the juice samples data is incorrect.

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Question #12
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Question #13
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Question #14
Tracey and Mark recorded the number of customers waiting in the first 5 checkout lines at two
different grocery stores at the same time of day on the same day of the week. Tracey found {2, 2, 3, 3,
and 4} waiting customers in store A. In store B, Mark found {3, 4, 4, 4, and 5} waiting customers.
Which one of the following statements is true?

A Store A has a spread of 2.8.

B Stores A and B have an equal spread.

C Store B has a greater spread than store A.

D Store B has a spread of 4.

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Question #15
The two box-and-whisker plots represent the test scores in Mr. Miller’s class. The original test scores
are represented in the top plot, and the bottom plot represents the retake scores.

Based on the two plots, which statement is not correct?

A The median score on the retake test appears to be about 15 points higher than on the original test.

B There were 25% of the students who scored below a 75 on the retake test.

C On average, the students earned higher scores on the retake test.

D The range for both sets of scores is the same.

Question #16
In an election, the median number of votes a candidate received in 5 towns was 250. Which statement
must be true about this election?

A The candidate received 250 votes in at least 1 town.

B The candidate received exactly 250 votes in at least two of the towns.

C The total number of votes the candidate received in the election was 1250.

D The total number of votes received by all the candidates in the election was 1250.

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Question #17
The stem-and-leaf plots below show the prices of cars and vans at a dealership, in thousands of
dollars.

What is the difference between the range of the van prices and the range of the car prices?

A $4,000

B $5,000

C $6,000

D $7,000

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Question #18
The box-and-whisker plots below represent the scores for pre- and post-written tests for applicants
obtaining their driver’s licenses. A passing score is 70%.

Which of the following is best supported by the information in the graphs?

A Exactly 25% more applicants passed the post-test than the pre-test.

B Exactly 50% more applicants scored below the passing score on the pre-test than on the post-test.

C Of all the applicants that passed the pre-test, only 25% scored higher than a 90.

D Of all the applicants that passed the post-test, only 50% scored between a 70 and an 80.

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Question #19
Which set of numbers has the mean with the greatest value?

A I

B II

C III

D IV

Question #20
Which set of numbers has the mean with the least value?

A I

B II

C III

D IV

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Question #21
The following graph displays the daily number of shoppers in two stores, A and B, over a ten-
day period.

What can you conclude from the data?

A Store A has a higher mean than Store B.

B Store B has a higher mean than Store A.

C Store A and Store B have the same median.

D Store A and Store B have the same maximum.

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Question #22
Parallel box-and-whisker plots made from information gathered during research are shown below.

What do the distributions have in common?

A range

B median

C minimum value

D maximum value

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Question #23
The number of items sold last year by the morning and evening shifts in Mrs. Jenkins’ Emporium are
displayed on the graph below.

According to the data, which statement is TRUE?

A The mean number of items sold was the same for every quarter.

B The evening shift had a higher number of items sold in each quarter of the year.

C The morning shift had a higher number of items sold in each quarter of the year.

The mean quarterly amount sold by the evening shift was greater than the mean quarterly amount
D sold by the morning shift.

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Question #24
A class collected data on the weight of each hardcover textbook in their backpacks. The mean weight
of the books was 2.3 pounds with a standard deviation of 0.7 pound. If these textbooks were softcover
editions, each would weigh 0.3 pound less. What would be the mean weight and standard deviation of
the softcover editions of these same books?

A The mean would be 2 pounds, and the standard deviation would be 0.4 pound.

B The mean would be 2 pounds, and the standard deviation would remain at 0.7 pound.

C The mean would remain at 2.3 pounds, and the standard deviation would be 0.4 pound.

D The mean would remain at 2.3 pounds, and the standard deviation would remain at 0.7 pound.

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Question #25
What is the difference between the histograms below?

A the maximum number of tickets sold

B the minimum number of tickets sold

C the median number of tickets sold

D the mode number of tickets sold

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Question #26
The table shows the mean and median price of the items Adriana sold on each day of her yard sale.

Adriana’s Yard Sale Statistics

Mean Price Median Price

of Items Sold of Items Sold

First Day $2.50 $2.00

Second Day $7.50 $6.00

Of the items she sold on both days combined, she sold 40% on the first day. If Adriana sold at least 2
items each day, which statement must be true about the prices of all the items she sold during her sale?

A The mean of the prices of all the items equals $5.00

B The mean of the prices of all the items exceeds $5.00

C The median of the prices of all the items equals $4.00

D The median of the prices of all the items exceeds $4.00

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Question #27
Sam’s scores for seven games of bowling are shown.

156, 177, 143, 151, 167, 161, 159

If Sam had scored 3 more points in each game, how would it have changed his mean score?

A It would decrease by 3 points.

B It would increase by 3 points.

C It would increase by a factor of 3.

D It would not change.

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Question #28
A dealership has an equal number of cars and trucks. The table shows the mean and the range of the
mileage statistics for each type of vehicle.

Vehicle Mileage Statistics

(in miles)

Type Mean Range

Cars 40,000 50,000

Trucks 60,000 70,000

Which statement about the mileages of all the vehicles at the dealership is not true?

A The mean of the mileages is at least 50,000 miles.

B The range of the mileages is at least 60,000 miles.

C The mean of the mileages equals 60,000 miles.

D The range of the mileages is between 50,000 miles and 130,000 miles.

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Question #34
Tina recorded the low temperatures for the last 7 days. Here are her observations:

72°F, 75°F, 70°F, 59°F, 74°F, 72°F, 76°F

Which value from the data set is an outlier?

A 17

B 59

C 72

D 76

Question #35
The distribution of annual salaries for the 21 employees in a small company has a median of $45,000
and a standard deviation of $10,000. The owner of the company promotes one of the employees and
the employee’s salary increases from $65,000 a year to $95,000 a year. What impact will this salary
increase have on the median and the standard deviation of annual salaries for this company?

A Both the median salary and the standard deviation will change.

B Neither the median salary nor the standard deviation will change.

C The median salary will increase, but the standard deviation will not change.

D The median salary will not change, while the standard deviation will increase.

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Question #36
The bowling scores of 100 participants in an annual tournament were recorded and entered into a
computer program. While examining the data, it was noticed that the highest score was typed in as 992
instead of the actual value of 229. Which measure of spread will be affected most when the error is
corrected?

A range

B variance

C interquartile range

D standard deviation

Question #37
Ray worked part-time at a shoe store. The amount of money he earned for each of the six weeks is
shown below.

Ray earned $22 for working a seventh week. Which of the following statements is true for these seven
weeks?

A The mean and the median both decrease.

B The median and the mean both remain the same.

C The median decreases and the mean remains the same.

D The mean decreases and the median remains the same.

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Question #38
The number of runs scored by the Lions for six games is shown below.

If the Lions scored 14 runs in their seventh game, which of the following statements is true?

A The mean and the median both increase.

B The median and the mean both remain the same.

C The median increases and the mean remains the same.

D The mean increases and the median remains the same.

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