SAT Suite Question Bank - Problem-Solving and Data Analysis
SAT Suite Question Bank - Problem-Solving and Data Analysis
In a study of cell phone use, 799 randomly selected US teens were asked how
often they talked on a cell phone and about their texting behavior. The data are
summarized in the table above. Based on the data from the study, an estimate of
the percent of US teens who are heavy texters is 30% and the associated margin of
error is 3%. Which of the following is a correct statement based on the given
margin of error?
A. Approximately 3% of the teens in the study who are classified as heavy texters are not really heavy texters.
B. It is not possible that the percent of all US teens who are heavy texters is less than 27%.
D. It is doubtful that the percent of all US teens who are heavy texters is 35%.
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A printer produces posters at a constant rate of posters per minute. At what rate, in posters per hour, does the printer
produce the posters?
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Day
2 3 4 6 2 3 20
1
Day
2 3 5 5 4 1 20
2
Day
3 3 4 5 3 2 20
3
Total 7 9 13 16 9 6 60
The same 20 contestants, on each of 3 days, answered 5 questions in order to win a prize. Each contestant received 1 point
for each correct answer. The number of contestants receiving a given score on each day is shown in the table above.
No contestant received the same score on two different days. If a contestant is
selected at random, what is the probability that the selected contestant received a
score of 5 on Day 2 or Day 3, given that the contestant received a score of 5 on one
of the three days?
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Each face of a fair -sided die is labeled with a number from through , with a different number appearing on each face.
If the die is rolled one time, what is the probability of rolling a ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Jennifer bought a box of Crunchy Grain cereal. The nutrition facts on the box state
that a serving size of the cereal is cup and provides 210 calories, 50 of which
are calories from fat. In addition, each serving of the cereal provides 180
milligrams of potassium, which is 5% of the daily allowance for adults. If p percent
of an adult’s daily allowance of potassium is provided by x servings of Crunchy
Grain cereal per day, which of the following expresses p in terms of x ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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There are students in Spanish club. A sample of the Spanish club students was selected at random and asked whether
they intend to enroll in a new study program. Of those surveyed, responded that they intend to enroll in the study
program. Based on this survey, which of the following is the best estimate of the total number of Spanish club students who
intend to enroll in the study program?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The expression represents the result of decreasing a positive quantity by what percent?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Prices of 14 Different Cars
Priced at no more Priced greater
Type of car Total
than $25,000 than $25,000
Nonhybrid 5 3 8
Hybrid 2 4 6
Total 7 7 14
The table above shows information about 14 cars listed for sale on an auto dealership’s website. If one of the
cars listed for sale is selected at random, what is the probability that the car selected will be a hybrid car
priced at no more than $25,000 ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The International Space Station orbits Earth at an average speed of 4.76 miles per
second. What is the space station’s average speed in miles per hour?
A. 285.6
B. 571.2
C. 856.8
D. 17,136.0
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, x and y. A line of
best fit for the data is also shown. Which of the following is closest to the
difference between the y-coordinate of the data point with and the y-value
predicted by the line of best fit at ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 12
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For a person m miles from a flash of lightning, the length of the time interval from
the moment the person sees the lightning to the moment the person hears the
thunder is k seconds. The ratio of m to k can be estimated to be 1 to 5. According
to this estimate, the person is how many miles from a flash of lightning if the time
interval is 25 seconds?
A. 10
B. 9
C. 6
D. 5
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The population density of Iceland, in people per square kilometer of land area,
increased from 2.5 in 1990 to 3.3 in 2014. During this time period, the land area of
Iceland was 100,250 square kilometers. By how many people did Iceland’s
population increase from 1990 to 2014?
A. 330,825
B. 132,330
C. 125,312
D. 80,200
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Views on Nuclear Energy
Use
Response Frequency
Strongly
56
favor
Somewhat
214
favor
Somewhat
104
oppose
Strongly
37
oppose
A researcher interviewed 411 randomly selected US residents and asked about their views on the use of nuclear energy. The
table above summarizes the responses of the interviewees. If the population of the United States was 300 million when the
survey was given, based on the sample data for the 411 US residents, what is the best estimate, in millions, of the difference
between the number of US residents who somewhat favor or strongly favor the use of nuclear energy and the number of
those who somewhat oppose or strongly oppose it? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
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A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 9
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The box plots summarize the masses, in kilograms, of two groups of gazelles. Based on the box plots, which of the following
statements must be true?
A. The mean mass of group 1 is greater than the mean mass of group 2.
B. The mean mass of group 1 is less than the mean mass of group 2.
C. The median mass of group 1 is greater than the median mass of group 2.
D. The median mass of group 1 is less than the median mass of group 2.
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A customer spent to purchase oranges at per pound. How many pounds of oranges did the customer purchase?
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A mechanical device in a workshop produces items at a constant rate of items per hour. At this rate, how many items will
the mechanical device produce in hours?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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In an experiment, a heated cup of coffee is removed from a heat source, and the
cup of coffee is then left in a room that is kept at a constant temperature. The
graph above shows the temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (°F), of the coffee
immediately after being removed from the heat source and at 10-minute intervals
thereafter. During which of the following 10-minute intervals does the temperature
of the coffee decrease at the greatest average rate?
Residents of a town were surveyed to determine whether they are satisfied with the
concession stand at the local park. A random sample of 200 residents was
selected. All 200 responded, and 87% said they are satisfied. Based on this
information, which of the following statements must be true?
I. Of all the town residents, 87% would say they are satisfied with the concession stand at the local park.
II. If another random sample of 200 residents were surveyed, 87% would say they are satisfied.
A. Neither
B. I only
C. II only
D. I and II
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Age Frequency
18 6
19 5
20 4
21 2
22 1
23 1
30 1
The table above shows the distribution of ages of the 20 students enrolled in a
college class. Which of the following gives the correct order of the mean, median,
and mode of the ages?
Red 8
Blue 10
Green 22
Total 40
The table shows the number of different colors of marbles in a bag. If a marble is
chosen at random from the bag, what is the probability that the marble will be
blue?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Gasoline purchased 60 25 85
Total 90 40 135
On Tuesday, a local gas station had 135 customers. The table above summarizes
whether or not the customers on Tuesday purchased gasoline, a beverage, both, or
neither. Based on the data in the table, what is the probability that a gas station
customer selected at random on that day did not purchase gasoline?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. Number Frequency
B. Number Frequency
C. Number Frequency
D. Number Frequency
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A. 0.057
B. 0.729
C. 17.5
D. 24
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The frequency table summarizes the data values in a data set. What is the maximum data value in the data set?
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Eye color
Coat color
Deep blue Light brown Total
Cream-tortoiseshell 16 16 32
Chocolate 12 4 16
Total 28 20 48
The data on the coat color and eye color for 48 Himalayan kittens available for
adoption were collected and summarized in the table above. What fraction of the
chocolate-colored kittens has deep blue eyes?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown.
Which of the following equations best represents the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot above shows the high temperature on a certain day and the
elevation of 8 different locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin. A line of best fit for the
data is also shown. What temperature is predicted by the line of best fit for a
location in the Lake Tahoe Basin with an elevation of 8,500 feet?
A. 37°F
B. 39°F
C. 41°F
D. 43°F
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Number of High School Students Who
Completed Summer Internships
High Year
school 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Foothill 87 80 75 76 70
Valley 44 54 65 76 82
The table above shows the number of students from two different high schools
who completed summer internships in each of five years. No student attended
both schools. Of the students who completed a summer internship in 2010, which
of the following represents the fraction of students who were from Valley High
School?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The positive number is of the sum of the positive numbers and , and is of . What percent of is ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . An equation for the exponential model shown can be
written as , where and are positive constants. Which of the following is closest to the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Countertenor 4
Tenor 6
Baritone 10
Bass 5
A total of 25 men registered for singing lessons. The frequency table shows how
many of these singers have certain voice types. If one of these singers is selected
at random, what is the probability he is a baritone?
A. 0.10
B. 0.40
C. 0.60
D. 0.67
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In a box of pens, the ratio of black pens to red pens is to . There are black pens in the box. How many red pens are in
the box?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A table of the US minimum wage for 6 different years is shown below.
US
minimum
Year wage
(dollars
per hour)
1960 1.00
1970 1.60
1980 3.10
1990 3.80
2000 5.15
2010 7.25
A. 30%
B. 60%
C. 62.5%
D. 120%
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Subscriptions
Year
sold
2012 5,600
2013 5,880
The manager of an online news service received the report above on the number of
subscriptions sold by the service. The manager estimated that the percent
increase from 2012 to 2013 would be double the percent increase from 2013 to
2014. How many subscriptions did the manager expect would be sold in 2014?
A. 6,020
B. 6,027
C. 6,440
D. 6,468
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A city has 50 city council members. A reporter polled a random sample of 20 city
council members and found that 6 of those polled supported a specific bill. Based
on the sample, which of the following is the best estimate of the number of city
council members in the city who support the bill?
A. 6
B. 9
C. 15
D. 30
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Pure beeswax has a density of 0.555 ounce per cubic inch. An online company
sells pure beeswax at a price of $8.00 per ounce. What is the selling price, in
dollars per cubic inch, for pure beeswax purchased from this company?
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The population density of Worthington is people per square mile. Worthington has a population of people. What
is the area, in square miles, of Worthington?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Data set A and data set B each contain 5 numbers. If the mean of data set A is
equal to the mean of data set B, what is the value of x ?
A. 77
B. 85
C. 86
D. 95
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The line graph shows the total amount of snow, in inches, recorded each year in
Washington, DC, from 2003 to 2015. If is the percent decrease in the annual
snowfall from 2003 to 2007, what is the value of p ?
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A wind turbine completes revolutions in minutes. At this rate, how many revolutions per minute does this turbine
complete?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The line graph shows the percent of cars for sale at a used car lot on a given day by model year.
For what model year is the percent of cars for sale the smallest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A survey taken by 1,000 students at a school asked whether they played school sports. The table below summarizes all
1,000 responses from the students surveyed.
How many of the males surveyed responded that they do not play a school sport?
A. 109
B. 252
C. 468
D. 688
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An inspector begins a day of work with a large sample of shirts that need to be
checked for defects. The inspector works at a constant rate throughout the
morning. What type of model is best to model the number of shirts remaining to be
checked for defects at any given time throughout the morning?
The dot plots represent the distributions of values in data sets A and B.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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Of the 8 planets in our solar system, 4 are considered rocky. If a student randomly
selects 1 of those 8 planets as a topic for a report, what is the probability that the
selected planet will be rocky?
A.
B.
C.
D. 2
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International Tourist
Arrivals, in millions
Country 2012 2013
United
66.7 69.8
States
United
26.3 32.2
Kingdom
The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit for the data is also shown.
At , which of the following is closest to the y-value predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Last year, Cedric had plants in his garden. This year, the number of plants in Cedric’s garden is greater than the
number of plants in his garden last year. How many plants does Cedric have in his garden this year?
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A sample consisting of adults who own televisions was selected at random for a study. Based on the sample, it is
estimated that of all adults who own televisions use their televisions to watch nature shows, with an associated margin
of error of . Which of the following is the most plausible conclusion about all adults who own televisions?
A. More than of all adults who own televisions use their televisions to watch nature shows.
B. Between and of all adults who own televisions use their televisions to watch nature shows.
Since the sample included adults who own televisions and not just those who use their televisions to watch nature
C. shows, no conclusion can be made.
D. Since the sample did not include all the people who watch nature shows, no conclusion can be made.
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Theresa ran on a treadmill for thirty minutes, and her time and speed are shown on
the graph above. According to the graph, which of the following statements is NOT
true concerning Theresa’s run?
B. Theresa’s speed was increasing for a longer period of time than it was decreasing.
C. Theresa’s speed decreased at a constant rate during the last five minutes.
D. Theresa’s speed reached its maximum during the last ten minutes.
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The two box plots show the distribution of number of books read over the summer by the students in two different English
classes. What is the positive difference between the ranges of number of books read over the summer for the two classes?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere set off on his midnight ride from Charlestown to
Lexington. If he had ridden straight to Lexington without stopping, he would have
traveled 11 miles in 26 minutes. In such a ride, what would the average speed of
his horse have been, to the nearest tenth of a mile per hour?
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At a particular track meet, the ratio of coaches to athletes is to . If there are coaches at the track meet, which of the
following expressions represents the number of athletes at the track meet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The line graph shows the number of graduates from the classes of 2001 through
2007 at a certain school who enrolled in college within 24 months of graduation.
Of the following, which class had the fewest graduates who enrolled in college
within 24 months of graduation?
A. 2002
B. 2004
C. 2005
D. 2007
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A sample of oak has a density of kilograms per cubic meter. The sample is in the shape of a cube, where each edge has
a length of meters. To the nearest whole number, what is the mass, in kilograms, of this sample?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A special camera is used for underwater ocean research. When the camera is at a depth of fathoms, what is the camera's
depth in feet?
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The scatterplot above shows the federal-mandated minimum wage every 10 years
between 1940 and 2010. A line of best fit is shown, and its equation is
. What does the line of best fit predict about the increase in the
minimum wage over the 70-year period?
A. Each year between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.096 dollars.
B. Each year between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.49 dollars.
C. Every 10 years between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.096 dollars.
D. Every 10 years between 1940 and 2010, the average increase in minimum wage was 0.488 dollars.
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is of what number?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Five Eretmochelys imbricata, a type of sea turtle, each have a nest. The table shows an original data set of the number of
eggs that each turtle laid in its nest.
E
A sixth nest with eggs is added to create a new data set. Which of the following correctly compares the means of the
two data sets?
A. The mean of the original data set is greater than the mean of the new data set.
B. The mean of the original data set is less than the mean of the new data set.
Each rock in a collection of rocks was classified as either igneous, metamorphic, or sedimentary, as shown in the
frequency table.
Classification Frequency
igneous
metamorphic
sedimentary
If one of these rocks is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a rock that is igneous?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown.
Which of the following is closest to the slope of the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Last year, students enrolled in an interior design program. This year, the number of students enrolled is of last
year’s number. How many students are enrolled in the interior design program this year?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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During the first month of sales, a company sold 1,300,000 units of a certain type of
smartphone. During the same month, 15% of the units sold were returned. If sales
and the return rate remain the same for each of the next 5 months, about how
many units of this smartphone will be returned to the company during this 6-month
period?
A. 195,000
B. 975,000
C. 1,170,000
D. 6,630,000
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A grove has rows of birch trees and rows of maple trees. Each row of birch trees has trees feet or taller and trees
shorter than feet. Each row of maple trees has trees feet or taller and trees shorter than feet. A tree from one
of these rows will be selected at random. What is the probability of selecting a maple tree, given that the tree is feet or
taller?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 2
B. 5
C. 10
D. 20
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The table gives the distribution of votes for a new school mascot and grade level for students.
Grade level
Badger
Lion
Longhorn
Tiger
Total
If one of these students is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a student whose vote for new mascot was
for a lion?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Species of Growth
tree factor
Cottonwood 2.0
Shagbark
7.5
hickory
A. 1.0
B. 1.2
C. 1.3
D. 1.4
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A data set of 27 different numbers has a mean of 33 and a median of 33. A new
data set is created by adding 7 to each number in the original data set that is
greater than the median and subtracting 7 from each number in the original data
set that is less than the median. Which of the following measures does NOT have
the same value in both the original and new data sets?
A. Median
B. Mean
D. Standard deviation
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Data set A and data set B each consist of values. The table shows the frequencies of the values for each data set. Which
of the following statements best compares the means of the two data sets?
A. The mean of data set A is greater than the mean of data set B.
B. The mean of data set A is less than the mean of data set B.
D. There is not enough information to compare the means of the data sets.
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For the finale of a TV show, viewers could use either social media or a text
message to vote for their favorite of two contestants. The contestant receiving
more than 50% of the vote won. An estimated 10% of the viewers voted, and 30%
of the votes were cast on social media. Contestant 2 earned 70% of the votes cast
using social media and 40% of the votes cast using a text message. Based on this
information, which of the following is an accurate conclusion?
B. Viewers voting by social media were likely to be younger than viewers voting by text message.
C. If all viewers who voted had voted by social media instead of by text message, Contestant 2 would have won.
D. Viewers voting by social media were more likely to prefer Contestant 2 than were viewers voting by text message.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and , for data set E. A line of best fit is shown. Data set F is
created by multiplying the y-coordinate of each data point from data set E by . Which of the following could be an
equation of a line of best fit for data set F?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The ratio of the length of line segment to the length of line segment is to . If the length of line segment is
inches, what is the length, in inches, of line segment ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A park ranger asked a random sample of visitors how far they hiked during their
visit. Based on the responses, the estimated mean was found to be 4.5 miles, with
an associated margin of error of 0.5 miles. Which of the following is the best
conclusion from these data?
D. It is plausible that the mean distance hiked for all visitors is between 4 and 5 miles.
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In the given scatterplot, a line of best fit for the data is shown.
Which of the following is closest to the slope of this line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The cost of a certain shirt is $20 before a 5% sales tax is added. What is the total
cost, including sales tax, to purchase the shirt?
A. $20.05
B. $20.50
C. $21.00
D. $25.00
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x y
1 4
3 12
5 20
40 k
A. 28
B. 36
C. 80
D. 160
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Data set A consists of positive integers less than . The list shown gives of the integers from data set A.
, , , , , , , ,
The mean of these integers is . If the mean of data set A is an integer that is greater than , what is the value of the
largest integer from data set A?
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What percentage of is ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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15, 14, 18, 17, x
The mean and the median of the five numbers above are equal. Which of the
following is NOT a possible value of x ?
A. 6
B. 11
C. 16
D. 21
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The bar graph shows the distribution of the number of walnuts per container for containers at a grocery store.
8
7
6
Frequency
5
4
3
2
1
0
75 76 77 78
Number of walnuts per container
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The results of two independent surveys are shown in the table below.
Men's Height
Group Sample size Mean (centimeters) Standard deviation (centimeters)
A. The Group A data set was identical to the Group B data set.
C. The heights of the men in Group B had a larger spread than the heights of the men in Group A.
D. The median height of Group B is larger than the median height of Group A.
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The graph shows the momentum , in newton-seconds, of an object seconds after the object started moving, for
. What is the average rate of change, in newton-seconds per second, in the momentum of the object from
to ?
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In a bag, there are red, white, blue, and yellow cubes. If one of these cubes is selected at random, what is the
probability of selecting a cube that is neither blue nor yellow?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The table below shows the number of state parks in a certain state that contain camping facilities and bicycle paths.
If one of these state parks is selected at random, what is the probability that it has
camping facilities but does not have bicycle paths?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Which of the following graphs shows the most appropriate model for the data?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Blood type
Rhesus factor A B AB O
33 9 3 37
7 2 1 x
Human blood can be classified into four common blood types—A, B, AB, and O. It is
also characterized by the presence or absence of the rhesus factor. The
table above shows the distribution of blood type and rhesus factor for a group of
people. If one of these people who is rhesus negative is chosen at random, the
probability that the person has blood type B is . What is the value of x ?
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A study was done on the weights of different types of fish in a pond. A random
sample of fish were caught and marked in order to ensure that none were weighed
more than once. The sample contained 150 largemouth bass, of which 30%
weighed more than 2 pounds. Which of the following conclusions is best
supported by the sample data?
A. The majority of all fish in the pond weigh less than 2 pounds.
C. Approximately 30% of all fish in the pond weigh more than 2 pounds.
D. Approximately 30% of all largemouth bass in the pond weigh more than 2 pounds.
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One of a planet's moons orbits the planet every days. A second moon orbits the planet every days. How many more
days does it take the second moon to orbit the planet times than it takes the first moon to orbit the planet times?
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In , Zinah earned more than in , and in Zinah earned more than in . If Zinah earned times as
much in as in , what is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Each of the dot plots shown represents the number of glue sticks brought in by each student for two classes, class A and
class B. Which statement best compares the standard deviations of the numbers of glue sticks brought in by each student
for these two classes?
The standard deviation of the number of glue sticks brought in by each student for class A is less than the standard
A. deviation of the number of glue sticks brought in by each student for class B.
The standard deviation of the number of glue sticks brought in by each student for class A is equal to the standard
B. deviation of the number of glue sticks brought in by each student for class B.
The standard deviation of the number of glue sticks brought in by each student for class A is greater than the standard
C. deviation of the number of glue sticks brought in by each student for class B.
A 52% 4.2%
B 48% 1.6%
The results of two random samples of votes for a proposition are shown above.
The samples were selected from the same population, and the margins of error
were calculated using the same method. Which of the following is the most
appropriate reason that the margin of error for sample A is greater than the margin
of error for sample B?
Value Frequency
Each dot in the scatterplot above represents the height x, in feet, in the high jump,
and the distance y, in feet, in the long jump, made by each student in a group of
twenty students. The graph of which of the following equations is a line that most
closely fits the data?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Phone Email
Dinner
55% 80%
dance
Football
20% 10%
game
Picnic 20% 5%
Pool
5% 5%
party
An alumni association survey asked each high school graduate to select the one activity he or she preferred
for the association’s next event. Some of the people responded by phone, and the others responded by email.
The table above shows the distribution of preferred activity, in percent, for each response type used. For the
survey, the number of email responses was twice the number of phone responses. If a person who preferred
a picnic is selected at random, what is the probability that the person responded by email?
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A. 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
A. 90
B. 111
C. 140
D. 230
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A. 36
B. 3.6
C. 1.36
D. 0.36
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Power capacity
State
Low Medium High Total
Texas 4 2 3 9
California 1 0 1 2
Oregon 1 0 1 2
Indiana 0 2 0 2
Colorado 1 1 0 2
Iowa 2 0 0 2
Oklahoma 1 0 0 1
Total 10 5 5 20
The table shows the distribution, by location and power capacity (maximum rate of
power generation) of the twenty largest wind projects in the United States in 2013.
The total power capacity of the nine wind projects located in Texas was 4,952
megawatts (MW), and the total power capacity of the twenty wind projects was
11,037 MW in 2013. The amount of energy produced in one hour at a rate of one
megawatt is one megawatt-hour. If each of the nine Texas wind projects in 2013
had operated continuously for 24 hours at the maximum rate of power generation,
approximately how many megawatt-hours of energy would the nine projects have
produced?
A. 200
B. 5,000
C. 11,000
D. 120,000
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An object travels at a constant speed of centimeters per second. At this speed, what is the time, in seconds, that it would
take for the object to travel centimeters?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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What is of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the table above, Melissa recorded the price of one gallon of regular gas from five
different local gas stations on the same day. What is the median of the gas prices
Melissa recorded?
A. $3.679
B. $3.689
C. $3.699
D. $3.729
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The dot plot represents a data set of the number of bursts for eruptions of a steam vent. If an additional eruption with
bursts is added to this data set to create a new data set of eruptions, which of the following measures will be greater for
the new data set than for the original data set?
The median number of bursts The mean number of bursts
A. I and II
B. I only
C. II only
D. Neither I nor II
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A bag containing 10,000 beads of assorted colors is purchased from a craft store.
To estimate the percent of red beads in the bag, a sample of beads is selected at
random. The percent of red beads in the bag was estimated to be 15%, with an
associated margin of error of 2%. If r is the actual number of red beads in the bag,
which of the following is most plausible?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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100
Probability of snow (%)
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
0
y y ay y
sda sda sd rida
Tu
e ne ur F
ed Th
W
Day of the week
The line graph shows the probability of snow, as a percent, at a certain location for each day during a four-day period.
According to the line graph, for which day during this four-day period is the probability of snow ?
A. Tuesday
B. Wednesday
C. Thursday
D. Friday
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What is of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The glass pictured above can hold a maximum volume of 473 cubic centimeters,
which is approximately 16 fluid ounces. Jenny has a pitcher that contains 1 gallon
of water. How many times could Jenny completely fill the glass with 1 gallon of
water?
A. 16
B. 8
C. 4
D. 3
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A cherry pitting machine pits pounds of cherries in minutes. At this rate, how many minutes does it take the machine to
pit pounds of cherries?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot above shows a company’s ice cream sales d, in dollars, and the
high temperature t, in degrees Celsius (°C), on 12 different days. A line of best fit
for the data is also shown. Which of the following could be an equation of the line
of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A company that produces socks wants to estimate the percent of the socks produced in a typical week that are defective. A
random sample of socks produced in a certain week were inspected. Based on the sample, it is estimated that of
all socks produced by the company in this week are defective, with an associated margin of error of . Based on the
estimate and associated margin of error, which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion about all socks produced
by the company during this week?
The mean score of 8 players in a basketball game was 14.5 points. If the highest
individual score is removed, the mean score of the remaining 7 players becomes
12 points. What was the highest score?
A. 20
B. 24
C. 32
D. 36
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The population of City A increased by from to . If the population is times the population, what is
the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Two different teams consisting of 10 members each ran in a race. Each member’s completion time of the race was
recorded. The mean of the completion times for each team was calculated and is shown below.
Team A: 3.41 minutes
Team B: 3.79 minutes
A. III only
Tanya earns $13.50 per hour at her part-time job. When she works z hours, she
earns dollars. Which of the following expressions gives the amount, in
dollars, Tanya will earn if she works hours?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A band with members has members who play saxophone. If one band member is selected at random, what is the
probability of selecting a band member who plays saxophone?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Value Frequency
1 a
2 2a
3 3a
4 2a
5 a
A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit for the data is also shown.
For how many of the data points is the actual y-value greater than the y-value predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In a study of cell phone use, 799 randomly selected US teens were asked how
often they talked on a cell phone and about their texting behavior. The data are
summarized in the table above. If one of the 799 teens surveyed is selected at
random, what is the probability that the teen talks on a cell phone daily?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Each vertex of a -sided polygon is labeled with one of the letters through , with a different letter at each vertex. If
one vertex is selected at random, what is the probability that the letter will be at the selected vertex? (Express your answer
as a decimal or fraction, not as a percent.)
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A. 350
B. 2,100
C. 7,500
D. 10,500
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Two data sets of integers each are summarized in the histograms shown. For each of the histograms, the first interval
represents the frequency of integers greater than or equal to , but less than . The second interval represents the
frequency of integers greater than or equal to , but less than , and so on. What is the smallest possible difference
between the mean of data set A and the mean of data set B?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The table shown summarizes the number of employees at each of the restaurants in a town.
to
to
to
to
to
Which of the following could be the median number of employees for the restaurants in this town?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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An object has a mass of grams and a volume of cubic centimeters. What is the density, in grams per cubic
centimeter, of the object?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot above shows data for ten charities along with the line of best fit. For the charity with the greatest percent of
total expenses spent on programs, which of the following is closest to the difference of the actual percent and the percent
predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Shaquan has 7 red cards and 28 blue cards. What is the ratio of red
cards to blue cards that Shaquan has?
A. 1 to 4
B. 4 to 1
C. 1 to 7
D. 7 to 1
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Rectangle A has length 15 and width w. Rectangle B has length 20 and the same
length-to-width ratio as rectangle A. What is the width of rectangle B in terms
of w ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown.
Which of the following equations best represents the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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What is of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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At a movie theater, there are a total of customers. Each customer is located in either theater A, theater B, or theater C. If
one of these customers is selected at random, the probability of selecting a customer who is located in theater A is ,
and the probability of selecting a customer who is located in theater B is . How many customers are located in theater
C?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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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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Twelve data points are shown in the scatterplot. A line of best fit for the data is also shown. At , which of the
following is closest to the y-value predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 199
B. 299
C. 300
D. 337
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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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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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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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The table summarizes the distribution of age and assigned group for participants in a study.
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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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Which equation is the most appropriate linear model for this relationship?
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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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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A fish swam a distance of yards. How far did the fish swim, in miles?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown. For how many of the
data points does the line of best fit predict a greater -value than the actual -value?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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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
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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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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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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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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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?
Of all adults in the city, 78 percent are satisfied with the quality of air in the city.
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.
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
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 0.004
B. 0.04
C. 0.4
D. 4
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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. 1 : 2
B. 2 : 3
C. 3 : 4
D. 2 : 1
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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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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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A. 4,399
B. 7,067
C. 8,831
D. 10,595
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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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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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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.
3 to 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
C. The trivia teams in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week
A. 7.5
B. 10
C. 50.5
D. 120
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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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Each of the following frequency tables represents a data set. Which data set has the greatest mean?
Value Frequency
A.
Value Frequency
B.
Value Frequency
C.
Value Frequency
D.
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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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A. 48.8
B. 49
C. 59
D. 59.1
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The members of a city council wanted to assess the opinions of all city residents
about converting an open field into a dog park. The council surveyed a sample of
500 city residents who own dogs. The survey showed that the majority of those
sampled were in favor of the dog park. Which of the following is true about the city
council’s survey?
A. It shows that the majority of city residents are in favor of the dog park.
B. The survey sample should have included more residents who are dog owners.
C. The survey sample should have consisted entirely of residents who do not own dogs.
D. The survey sample is biased because it is not representative of all city residents.
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A. 1,200
B. 1,250
C. 1,300
D. 1,350
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, , , , , , Which of the following lists represents a data set that has the same median as the data set shown?
A. , , , , ,
B. , , , , ,
C. , , , , ,
D. , , , , ,
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From a population of people, were chosen at random and surveyed about a proposed piece of legislation.
Based on the survey, it is estimated that of people in the population support the legislation, with an associated margin
of error of . Based on these results, which of the following is a plausible value for the total number of people in the
population who support the proposed legislation?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The number is less than the positive number . The number is greater than . The number is how many
times ?
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The density of a certain type of wood is kilograms per cubic meter. A sample of this type of wood is in the shape of a
cube and has a mass of kilograms. To the nearest hundredth of a meter, what is the length of one edge of this sample?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Data set A consists of the heights of buildings and has a mean of meters. Data set B consists of the heights of
buildings and has a mean of meters. Data set C consists of the heights of the buildings from data sets A and B. What
is the mean, in meters, of data set C?
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The box plot summarizes data values. What is the median of this data set?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Based on a random sample from a population, a researcher estimated that the mean value of a certain variable for the
population is , with an associated margin of error of . Which of the following is the most appropriate conclusion?
A. It is plausible that the actual mean value of the variable for the population is between and .
B. It is not possible that the mean value of the variable for the population is less than or greater than .
Data set F consists of integers between and . Data set G consists of all the integers in data set F as well as the
integer . Which of the following must be less for data set F than for data set G?
The mean The median
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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Data set A consists of the heights of objects and has a mean of meters. Data set B consists of the heights of
objects and has a mean of meters. Data set C consists of the heights of the objects from data sets A and B. What is
the mean, in meters, of data set C?
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One side of a flat board has an area of square inches. If a pressure of pounds per square inch of area is exerted on
this side of the board, what is the total force, in pounds, exerted on this side of the board?
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The equation above can be used to calculate the distance d, in miles, traveled by a
car moving at a speed of 55 miles per hour over a period of t hours. For any
positive constant k, the distance the car would have traveled after hours is how
many times the distance the car would have traveled after hours?
A. 3
B. 6
C.
D.
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The bar graph shows the number of each type of monkey in a sanctuary.
12
11
10
Number of monkeys
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
l on t ue et
dril o ose aq rv
n ba
b rm ac ve
ma m a
t m
my
n ne
g bo
py
Type of monkey
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The total area of a coastal city is 92.1 square miles, of which 11.3 square miles is
water. If the city had a population of 621,000 people in the year 2010, which of the
following is closest to the population density, in people per square mile of land
area, of the city at that time?
A. 6,740
B. 7,690
C. 55,000
D. 76,000
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Tilly earns dollars for every hours of work. Which expression represents the amount of money, in dollars, Tilly earns for
hours of work?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The table below shows the distribution of US states according to whether they have a state-level sales tax and a state-
level income tax.
2013 State-Level Taxes
State sales tax No state sales tax
To the nearest tenth of a percent, what percent of states with a state-level sales tax
do not have a state-level income tax?
A. 6.0%
B. 12.0%
C. 13.3%
D. 14.0%
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Objects R and S each travel at a constant speed. The speed of object R is half the speed of object S. Object R travels a
distance of inches in seconds. Which expression represents the time, in seconds, it takes object S to travel a distance
of inches?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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United States
Presidents
from 1789 to
2015
Ages Number
40–44 2
45–49 7
50–54 13
55–59 11
60–64 7
65–69 3
The table above gives the number of United States presidents from 1789 to 2015
whose age at the time they first took office is within the interval listed. Of those
presidents who were at least 50 years old when they first took office, what fraction
were at least 60 years old?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A triathlon is a multisport race consisting of three different legs. A triathlon participant completed the cycling leg with an
average speed of miles per hour. What was the average speed, in yards per hour, of the participant during the cycling
leg?
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Near the end of a US cable news show, the host invited viewers to respond to a poll
on the show’s website that asked, “Do you support the new federal policy
discussed during the show?” At the end of the show, the host reported that 28%
responded “Yes,” and 70% responded “No.” Which of the following best explains
why the results are unlikely to represent the sentiments of the population of the
United States?
A. The percentages do not add up to 100%, so any possible conclusions from the poll are invalid.
B. Those who responded to the poll were not a random sample of the population of the United States.
C. There were not 50% “Yes” responses and 50% “No” responses.
D. The show did not allow viewers enough time to respond to the poll.
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Five Smallest Countries in 2016
Land area
Country
(square kilometers)
Monaco 2.0
Nauru 21
San Marino 61
Tuvalu 26
The table above shows the land area, in square kilometers, of the five smallest
countries of the world in 2016. Based on the table, what is the mean land area of
the 5 smallest countries in 2016, to the nearest square kilometer?
A. 20
B. 22
C. 61
D. 110
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Each of gemstones can be classified as one of three classifications, as shown in the frequency table.
Classification Frequency
color X
color Y
color Z
If one of the gemstones is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a gemstone of color Y?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 8bf3f67a
A special camera is used for underwater ocean research. The camera is at a depth of fathoms. What is the camera's
depth in feet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 20845d36
The number is less than the positive number . The number is greater than . The number is how many
times ?
ID: c141366d
A. Increasing linear
B. Decreasing linear
C. Increasing exponential
D. Decreasing exponential
ID: 7ed0d098
Lani spent 15% of her 8-hour workday in meetings. How many minutes of
her workday did she spend in meetings?
A. 1.2
B. 15
C. 48
D. 72
ID: 55818046
According to the 2010 Census, the adult population aged 18 years or greater of the United States in 2010 was 234,564,071.
In 2010, a survey was conducted among a randomly chosen sample of adults aged 18 years or greater in the United States
about their preference to live in a warm climate or a cool climate. The table below displays a summary of the survey results.
Climate Preferences
No
Warm Cool Total
preference
Greater than 65
137 78 64 279
years old
A. 4%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 18%
ID: 2e511919
The line graph shows the estimated number of chipmunks in a state park on April of each year from to .
Based on the line graph, in which year was the estimated number of chipmunks in the state park the greatest?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 273b7f37
Isabel grows potatoes in her garden. This year, she harvested potatoes and saved of them to plant next year. How
many of the harvested potatoes did Isabel save to plant next year?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 881ef5f5
The amount of Hanna's bill for a food order was . Hanna gave a tip of of the amount of the bill. What is the amount,
in dollars, of the tip Hanna gave?
ID: 6e3ab4bf
20
18
Number of volunteers
16
14
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
A B C D
Gift
In April, there were volunteers in a cleanup project. Each volunteer was asked to choose a small gift labeled A, B, C, or D.
The bar graph shows the number of volunteers who chose each gift. How many volunteers chose gift C?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 7270d642
A certain bird species can fly at an average speed of meters per second when in continuous flight. At this rate, how many
meters would this bird species fly in seconds?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: eb672707
There are a total of seats in a school auditorium. During an assembly, students occupied of the seats in the
auditorium. How many seats did the students occupy during this assembly?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 38a9ac45
If 1,200 customers register for new accounts at a social media website every day,
what fraction of the first 60,000 new accounts are registered in the first 5 days?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 820d7a73
The bar graph shows the distribution of cans collected by different groups for a food drive. How many cans were
collected by group ?
ID: 2a08d878
There are n nonfiction books and 12 fiction books on a bookshelf. If one of these
books is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a nonfiction book,
in terms of n ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: ab7740a8
In which of the following tables is the relationship between the values of x and
their corresponding y-values nonlinear?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 5154615f
To study fluctuations in composition, samples of pumice were taken from locations and cut in the shape of a cube. The
length of the edge of one of these cubes is centimeters. This cube has a density of grams per cubic centimeter.
What is the mass of this cube, in grams?
ID: b58dbf88
An orchard owner recorded the weight, in pounds, of all nectarines that grew on a dwarf nectarine tree during each growing
season after the tree's transplantation. The scatterplot shows this weight, in pounds, for each growing season after the tree's
transplantation.
What was the weight, to the nearest pound, of all nectarines that grew on the tree during the growing season after the
tree's transplantation?
ID: 55cfaf22
A. The mean of data set X is greater than the mean of data set Y.
B. The mean of data set X is less than the mean of data set Y.
The graph above shows the relationship between the speed of a particular car, in
miles per hour, and its corresponding braking distance, in feet. Approximately how
many feet greater will the car’s braking distance be when the car is traveling at 50
miles per hour than when the car is traveling at 30 miles per hour?
A. 75
B. 125
C. 175
D. 250
ID: 4626102e
The dot plot represents the values in data set A. Data set B is created by adding to each of the values in data set A.
Which of the following correctly compares the medians and the ranges of data sets A and B?
The median of data set B is equal to the median of data set A, and the range of data set B is equal to the range of data
A. set A.
The median of data set B is equal to the median of data set A, and the range of data set B is greater than the range of
B. data set A.
The median of data set B is greater than the median of data set A, and the range of data set B is equal to the range of
C. data set A.
The median of data set B is greater than the median of data set A, and the range of data set B is greater than the range of
D. data set A.
ID: b2f6f17d
A customer’s monthly water bill was $75.74. Due to a rate increase, her monthly bill
is now $79.86. To the nearest tenth of a percent, by what percent did the amount of
the customer’s water bill increase?
A. 4.1%
B. 5.1%
C. 5.2%
D. 5.4%
ID: d1db8def
Response Frequency
Almost never
Never
Total
The table gives the results of a survey of people who were asked how often they see a movie in a theater. How many
people responded either “never” or “almost never”?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 9296553d
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 9110c120
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?
ID: 66f03086
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 3ac09984
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
ID: 43744269
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
ID: 30db8f77
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?
ID: 61b87506
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?
ID: 5c3c2e3c
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
ID: 869a32f1
The high temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit (°F), in a certain city was recorded for each of 5 days. The data are shown
below.
Day 1 2 3 4 5
Over this 5-day period, which of the following is NOT equal to 81°F?
What is of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 6a305cd0
In a study, the data from a random sample of a population had a mean of 37, with
an associated margin of error of 3. Which of the following is the most appropriate
conclusion that can be made about the population mean?
Masses (kilograms)
Andrew and Maria each collected six rocks, and the masses of the rocks are
shown in the table above. The mean of the masses of the rocks Maria collected is
0.1 kilogram greater than the mean of the masses of the rocks Andrew collected.
What is the value of x ?
ID: 89f8d08a
A store manager reviewed the receipts from 80 customers who were selected at
random from all the customers who made purchases last Thursday. Of those
selected, 20 receipts showed that the customer had purchased fruit. If
1,500 customers made purchases last Thursday, which of the following is the most
appropriate conclusion?
C. The best estimate for the number of customers who purchased fruit last Thursday is 75.
D. The best estimate for the number of customers who purchased fruit last Thursday is 375.
ID: 1e562f24
To estimate the proportion of a population that has a certain characteristic, a random sample was selected from the
population. Based on the sample, it is estimated that the proportion of the population that has the characteristic is , with
an associated margin of error of . Based on this estimate and margin of error, which of the following is the most
appropriate conclusion about the proportion of the population that has the characteristic?
On a street with houses, houses are blue. If a house from this street is selected at random, what is the probability of
selecting a house that is blue?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 674a4084
An insect moves at a speed of feet per second. What is this speed, in yards per second?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: fdfc90e4
The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit for the data is also shown.
At , which of the following is closest to the y-value predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 1dcea480
A. 21
B. 25
C. 35
D. 39
ID: b8150b17
For a particular machine that produces beads, out of every beads it produces have a defect. A bead produced by the
machine will be selected at random. What is the probability of selecting a bead that has a defect?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 79137c1b
The scatterplot above shows the size x and the sale price y of 25 houses for sale in
Town H. Which of the following could be an equation for a line of best fit for the
data?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 3d73a58b
A gift shop buys souvenirs at a wholesale price of dollars each and resells them each at a retail price that is of
the wholesale price. At the end of the season, any remaining souvenirs are marked at a discounted price that is off the
retail price. What is the discounted price of each remaining souvenir, in dollars?
ID: 97631565
Scott selected employees at random from all employees at a company. He found that of the employees in this
sample are enrolled in exactly three professional development courses this year. Based on Scott’s findings, which of the
following is the best estimate of the number of employees at the company who are enrolled in exactly three professional
development courses this year?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: a03b7e02
A. Decreasing linear
B. Increasing linear
C. Decreasing exponential
D. Increasing exponential
ID: 661dfddd
The scatterplot above shows the high temperature on a certain day and the
elevation of 8 different locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin. A line of best fit for the
data is also shown. Which of the following statements best describes the
association between the elevation and the temperature of locations in the Lake
Tahoe Basin?
A competition consisted of four different events. One participant completed the first event with an average speed of
miles per hour. What was this average speed, in yards per hour?
ID: 1c2f50a6
During a sale, the original prices of all the items in a clothing store have been
reduced by 20%. What is the sale price of a jacket with an original price of $50 ?
A. $12
B. $30
C. $36
D. $40
ID: e9f4521a
A. 4.0
B. 4.2
C. 4.6
D. 5.0
ID: 54cb53cf
The number of zebras in a population in was times the number of zebras in this population in . If the number
of zebras in this population in is of the number of zebras in this population in , what is the value of , to the
nearest whole number?
ID: 4cc05491
In the given scatterplot, a line of best fit for the data is shown.
Which of the following is closest to the slope of the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 9ba3e283
A. 16,200
B. 23,400
C. 30,600
D. 46,800
ID: 9e2bf782
A fish hatchery has three tanks for holding fish before they are introduced into the
wild. Ten fish weighing less than 5 ounces are placed in tank A. Eleven fish
weighing at least 5 ounces but no more than 13 ounces are placed in tank B.
Twelve fish weighing more than 13 ounces are placed in tank C. Which of the
following could be the median of the weights, in ounces, of these 33 fish?
A. 4.5
B. 8
C. 13.5
D. 15
ID: 5f3ee607
Which of the following equations is the most appropriate linear model for the data shown in the scatterplot?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 5c24c861
A study was done to determine a new car’s stopping distance when it was traveling at different speeds. The study was
done on a dry road with good surface conditions. The results are shown below, along with the graph of a quadratic
function that models the data.
According to the model, which of the following is the best estimate for the
stopping distance, in feet, if the vehicle was traveling 55 miles per hour?
A. 25
B. 30
C. 210
D. 250
ID: 94c65646
is of what number?
ID: 8c5dbd3e
The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?
ID: 9d935bd8
A survey was given to residents of all 50 states asking if they had earned a
bachelor’s degree or higher. The results from 7 of the states are given in the table
above. The median percent of residents who earned a bachelor’s degree or higher
for all 50 states was 26.95%. What is the difference between the median percent of
residents who earned a bachelor’s degree or higher for these 7 states and the
median for all 50 states?
A. 0.05%
B. 0.95%
C. 1.22%
D. 7.45%
ID: 93779b53
A group of students voted on five after-school activities. The bar graph shows the number of students who voted for each of
the five activities. How many students chose activity ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 3318d37b
A product costs dollars per pound. What is the cost, in dollars, for pounds of the product?
ID: 99550621
A. 588
B. 675
C. 15,274
D. 43,200
ID: d112bc9d
The scatterplot shows the temperature , in , recorded by a meteorologist at various times , in days since June .
During which of the following time periods did the greatest increase in recorded temperature take place?
A. From to
B. From to
C. From to
D. From to
ID: 4837406c
An object travels at a constant speed of centimeters per second. At this speed, what is the time, in seconds, that it would
take for the object to travel centimeters?
ID: a8fabad0
A waiter receives tips from each customer. On average, the tip is 15% of the
customer’s bill. At this rate, which of the following is closest to the tip the waiter
can expect when a customer has a bill that is $78.20?
A. $8.00
B. $10.00
C. $12.00
D. $14.00
ID: 79340403
The bar graph shows the distribution of books collected by different groups for a book drive. How many books were
collected by group ?
ID: 194ae3b1
There were approximately 113,000 occupational therapy jobs in the United States
in 2012. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has projected that this number will increase
by 29% from 2012 to 2022. Of the following, which is closest to the number of
occupational therapy jobs the bureau has projected for the United States in 2022?
A. 115,900
B. 116,300
C. 142,000
D. 145,800
ID: 9eb896c5
Which of the following could be the equation for a line of best fit for the
data shown in the scatterplot above?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: e821a26d
The scatterplot below shows the amount of electric energy generated, in millions of megawatt-hours, by nuclear sources
over a 10‑year period.
Of the following equations, which best models the data in the scatterplot?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: c2e7fa6d
For an electric field passing through a flat surface perpendicular to it, the electric flux of the electric field through the surface
is the product of the electric field’s strength and the area of the surface. A certain flat surface consists of two adjacent
squares, where the side length, in meters, of the larger square is times the side length, in meters, of the smaller square. An
electric field with strength volts per meter passes uniformly through this surface, which is perpendicular to the electric
field. If the total electric flux of the electric field through this surface is , what is the electric flux, in
, of the electric field through the larger square?
ID: 8156d446
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. According to the line of best fit, what is
the number of people, rounded to the nearest 10, predicted to visit this beach on a
day with an average temperature of 32°C?
ID: ba0e23b0
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 94660ba8
A participant in a bicycle race completes the race with an average speed of yards per hour. What is this average
speed, in miles per hour?
ID: 4a422e3e
A determination about the mean number of children per household in the community should not be made because the
B. sample size is too small.
The sampling method is flawed and may produce a biased estimate of the mean number of children per household in the
C. community.
The sampling method is not flawed and is likely to produce an unbiased estimate of the mean number of children per
D. household in the community.
ID: 2d31caae
Call Ratings
1 Star 2 Stars 3 Stars 4 Stars Total
Employee A 16 49 72 8 145
Employee B 4 10 22 34 70
Employee C 8 56 45 16 125
Employee D 22 42 84 12 160
A. 3%
B. 11%
C. 16%
D. 32%
ID: 77cf4fa6
There are blocks in a container. Of these blocks, are green. How many blocks in the container are green?
ID: 2e92cc21
The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?
ID: 2afd3cec
After of the original number of marbles in a group were removed from the group, marbles remained in the group.
How many marbles were removed from the group?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: e9ed719f
The table summarizes the distribution of color and shape for tiles of equal area.
Square
Pentagon
Total
If one of these tiles is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a red tile? (Express your answer as a decimal
or fraction, not as a percent.)
ID: 771ee744
There are marbles in a container. Of these marbles, are red. How many marbles in the container are red?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 4e375d1f
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: cf0ae57a
The scatterplot above shows the densities of 7 planetoids, in grams per cubic
centimeter, with respect to their average distances from the Sun in astronomical
units (AU). The line of best fit is also shown. An astronomer has discovered a new
planetoid about 1.2 AU from the Sun. According to the line of best fit, which of the
following best approximates the density of the planetoid, in grams per cubic
centimeter?
A. 3.6
B. 4.1
C. 4.6
D. 5.5
ID: d72a2b4d
In March, the price of a collectible card was . In April, the price of the collectible card was . The price of the
collectible card in April was of the price of the collectible card in March. What is the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 8d63b6f1
The scatterplot shows the relationship between the weight, in pounds, of each of female gray wolves on April and the
number of offspring each gray wolf produced.
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: ecd09c38
Employees working for a customer service line at an electric company recorded all the calls last Monday and noted
whether the caller asked for repairs and whether the caller asked about a bill. The results are summarized in the table
below.
Asked
48 623 671
about a bill
If a caller last Monday who asked about his or her bill is selected at random, which
of the following is closest to the probability that the customer also asked for
repairs?
A. 0.05
B. 0.07
C. 0.20
D. 0.27
ID: ad911622
The value of a collectible comic book increased by from the end of to the end of and then decreased by
from the end of to the end of . What was the net percentage increase in the value of the collectible comic
book from the end of to the end of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 25faa756
The number is greater than the positive number . The number is less than . The number is how many
times ?
ID: 763e6769
The ratio to is equivalent to the ratio to . When , what is the value of in terms of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 51c9d65f
For a certain rectangular region, the ratio of its length to its width is to . If the width of the rectangular region increases
by units, how must the length change to maintain this ratio?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: d6456c7a
A certain park has an area of square yards. What is the area, in square miles, of this park?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: d7a3179d
Each year, the value of an investment increases by of its value the previous year. Which of the following functions
best models how the value of the investment changes over time?
A. Decreasing exponential
B. Decreasing linear
C. Increasing exponential
D. Increasing linear
ID: 39aa146d
The scatterplot shows the relationship between and . A line of best fit is also shown.
Which of the following is closest to the slope of the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 9d95e7ad
The scatterplot above shows the numbers of grams of both total protein and total fat for eight sandwiches on a restaurant
menu. The line of best fit for the data is also shown. According to the line of best fit, which of the following is closest to the
predicted increase in total fat, in grams, for every increase of 1 gram in total protein?
A. 2.5
B. 2.0
C. 1.5
D. 1.0
ID: 94237701
For a certain computer game, individuals receive an integer score that ranges from 2 through 10. The table below shows the
frequency distribution of the scores of the 9 players in group A and the 11 players in group B.
Score
Frequencies
Score
Group Group
A B
2 1 0
3 1 0
4 2 0
5 1 4
6 3 2
7 0 0
8 0 2
9 1 1
10 0 2
Total 9 11
The median of the scores for group B is how much greater than the median of the
scores for group A?
ID: 20b69297
Anita created a batch of green paint by mixing 2 ounces of blue paint with 3
ounces of yellow paint. She must mix a second batch using the same ratio of blue
and yellow paint as the first batch. If she uses 5 ounces of blue paint for the
second batch, how much yellow paint should Anita use?
A. Exactly 5 ounces
B. 3 ounces more than the amount of yellow paint used in the first batch
C. 1.5 times the amount of yellow paint used in the first batch
D. 1.5 times the amount of blue paint used in the second batch
ID: 34f8cd89
of the items in a box are green. Of those, are also rectangular. Of the green rectangular items, are also
metal. Which of the following is closest to the percentage of the items in the box that are not rectangular green metal items?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 50b2807e
Which of the following equations is the most appropriate linear model for the data shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: f8696cd8
Bachelor’s degree 4 3
Master’s degree 2 6
The table above shows the number of people who work in the Human Resources
and Accounting departments of a company and the highest level of education they
have completed. A person from one of these departments is to be chosen at
random. If the person chosen works in the Human Resources department, what is
the probability that the highest level of education the person completed is a
master’s degree?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 8213b1b3
According to a set of standards, a certain type of substance can contain a maximum of phosphorus by mass. If a
sample of this substance has a mass of grams, what is the maximum mass, in grams, of phosphorus the sample can
contain to meet these standards?
ID: 46b2e169
A box contains red pens and blue pens. If one of these pens is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting
a red pen? (Express your answer as a decimal or fraction, not as a percent.)
ID: eaab8bc1
Out of seeds that were planted, sprouted. How many of these seeds sprouted?
ID: 41b71b4e
A. 50
B. 72
C. 75
D. 132
ID: 9ee22c16
A random sample of 400 town voters were asked if they plan to vote for Candidate A or Candidate B for mayor. The results
were sorted by gender and are shown in the table below.
Plan to Plan to
vote for vote for
Candidate Candidate
A B
Female 202 20
Male 34 144
The town has a total of 6,000 voters. Based on the table, what is the best estimate of the number of voters who plan to vote
for Candidate A?
ID: 040f2a84
The regular price of a shirt at a store is . The sale price of the shirt is less than the regular price, and the sale
price is greater than the store's cost for the shirt. What was the store’s cost, in dollars, for the shirt? (Disregard the
sign when entering your answer. For example, if your answer is , enter )
ID: ad1d6adb
The number of coins in a collection increased from to . What was the percent increase in the number of coins in this
collection?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 6e4a60dd
Rita’s total bill at a restaurant was $25.00, including tax. If she left a tip of 20% of
the total bill, what was the amount of the tip?
A. $3.50
B. $4.00
C. $4.50
D. $5.00
ID: 566759ef
Thomas installed a new stove in his restaurant. At the time of installation, the stove
had a value of $800. Thomas estimates that each year the value of the stove will
depreciate by 20% of the previous year’s estimated value. What is the estimated
value of the stove exactly 2 years after Thomas installed it?
A. $480
B. $512
C. $556
D. $640
ID: af142f8d
Two investments were made as shown in the table above. The interest in Account
A is compounded once per year. Which of the following is true about the
investments?
C. Account A earns more money per year than Account B at first but eventually earns less money per year.
D. Account A earns less money per year than Account B at first but eventually earns more money per year.
ID: 808f7d6c
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 4e527894
There are buttons in a bag: white buttons, orange buttons, and brown buttons. If one of these buttons is selected
at random, what is the probability of selecting a white button?
A.
B.
C.
D.
ID: 9b5b23fc
For , the function is defined as follows: equals of Which of the following could describe this function?
A. Decreasing exponential
B. Decreasing linear
C. Increasing exponential
D. Increasing linear
ID: 0a99e5bb
, ,
A data set of three numbers is shown. If a number from this data set is selected at random, what is the probability of
selecting a negative number?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Number of High School Students Who
Completed Summer Internships
High Year
school 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Foothill 87 80 75 76 70
Valley 44 54 65 76 82
The table above shows the number of students from two different high schools
who completed summer internships in each of five years. No student attended
both schools. Which of the following statements are true about the number of
students who completed summer internships for the 5 years shown?
The mean number from Foothill High School is greater than the mean number
from Valley High School.
The median number from Foothill High School is greater than the median
number from Valley High School.
A. I only
B. II only
C. I and II
D. Neither I nor II
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Penguin Exhibit
Chinstrap 41 59 100
Emperor 8 27 35
Gentoo 49 54 103
Macaroni 42 40 82
The number of penguins in a zoo exhibit, sorted by gender and type of penguin, is
shown in the table above. Which type of penguin has a female population that is
the closest to being of the total female penguin population in the exhibit?
A. Chinstrap
B. Emperor
C. Gentoo
D. Macaroni
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Poll Results
Angel Cruz
Terry Smith
The table shows the results of a poll. A total of voters selected at random were asked which candidate they would vote
for in the upcoming election. According to the poll, if people vote in the election, by how many votes would Angel Cruz
be expected to win?
A.
B.
C.
D.