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SAT Suite Question Bank - Problem-Solving and Data Analysis

The document contains a series of statistical problems and data analyses related to various topics, including cell phone usage among teens, probability calculations, and survey results on nuclear energy opinions. It presents tables and questions that require interpretation of data to derive conclusions or estimates. Each section includes multiple-choice questions based on the provided data sets.

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SAT Suite Question Bank - Problem-Solving and Data Analysis

The document contains a series of statistical problems and data analyses related to various topics, including cell phone usage among teens, probability calculations, and survey results on nuclear energy opinions. It presents tables and questions that require interpretation of data to derive conclusions or estimates. Each section includes multiple-choice questions based on the provided data sets.

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ID: 85939da5

Does not talk


Texting Talks on cell on cell phone
behavior phone daily daily Total

Light 110 146 256

Medium 139 164 303

Heavy 166 74 240

Total 415 384 799

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%.

C. The percent of all US teens who are heavy texters is 33%.

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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Number of Contestants by Score and Day


5 out 4 out 3 out 2 out 1 out 0 out
Total
of 5 of 5 of 5 of 5 of 5 of 5

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?
ID: eccbf957

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.
ID: 1baffbcf

The expression represents the result of decreasing a positive quantity by what percent?

A.

B.

C.

D.
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, , , , , , , What is the median of the data set shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: b1b5300b
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.
ID: d28c29e1

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
ID: 1adb39f0

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
ID: 3f5398a6

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
ID: b4912cc5

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
ID: c7e73ece
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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What is the median of the seven


data values shown?

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 9
ID: d3b9c8d8

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.
ID: 65c49824

A school district is forming a committee to discuss plans for the construction of a


new high school. Of those invited to join the committee, 15% are parents of
students, 45% are teachers from the current high school, 25% are school and
district administrators, and the remaining 6 individuals are students. How many
more teachers were invited to join the committee than school and district
administrators?
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The ratio to is equivalent to the ratio to . What is the value of ?


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A customer spent to purchase oranges at per pound. How many pounds of oranges did the customer purchase?
ID: fe4c1c9e

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?
ID: 1ea09200

A sample of 40 fourth-grade students was selected at random from a certain


school. The 40 students completed a survey about the morning announcements,
and 32 thought the announcements were helpful. Which of the following is the
largest population to which the results of the survey can be applied?

A. The 40 students who were surveyed

B. All fourth-grade students at the school

C. All students at the school

D. All fourth-grade students in the county in which the school is located


ID: 82aaa0a1

Of the following, which is the best model for


the data in the scatterplot?

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?

A. Between 0 and 10 minutes

B. Between 30 and 40 minutes

C. Between 50 and 60 minutes

D. Between 90 and 100 minutes


ID: 37930b2a

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
ID: 3310c2ab

How many fluid ounces are equivalent to quarts?


ID: 4c774b00

Ages of 20 Students Enrolled in a College Class

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?

A. mode < median < mean

B. mode < mean < median

C. median < mode < mean

D. mean < mode < median


ID: 1353b86e
Colors of
Marbles in a
Bag
Color Number

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.
ID: d89c1513

Customer Purchases at a Gas Station


Beverage purchased Beverage not purchased Total

Gasoline purchased 60 25 85

Gasoline not purchased 35 15 50

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.
ID: 52f9a246

, , , , , , , , Which frequency table correctly represents the data listed?

A. Number Frequency

B. Number Frequency

C. Number Frequency

D. Number Frequency
ID: 000259aa

A group of monarch butterflies migrated from Chicago, Illinois, to Michoacán,


Mexico, flying a total of 2,100 miles. It took a single butterfly in the group 120 days
to travel this route one way. On average, how many miles did the butterfly travel per
day?

A. 0.057

B. 0.729

C. 17.5

D. 24
ID: a456cfd2

Data value Frequency

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.
ID: 3726e079

If and , what is the value of ?


ID: 8baf2118

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.
ID: ac5b6558

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
ID: 46545dd6
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

Total 131 134 140 152 152

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.
ID: 4aaa9c42

The positive number is of the sum of the positive numbers and , and is of . What percent of is ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: fb866265

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.
ID: 16cea46c

Voice type Number of singers

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
ID: 312ba47c

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.
ID: bd90f87e
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

What was the percent increase of the minimum


wage from 1960 to 1970?

A. 30%

B. 60%

C. 62.5%

D. 120%
ID: 0ea56bb2

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
ID: 90eed2e5

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
ID: 8e528129

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?
ID: 15617f62

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.
ID: 8736334b

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
ID: 0231050d

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 ?
ID: be35c117

A wind turbine completes revolutions in minutes. At this rate, how many revolutions per minute does this turbine
complete?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 4a2264b3

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.
ID: b680e76d
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
ID: 7ac5d686

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?

A. A linear model with a positive slope

B. A linear model with a negative slope

C. An exponential growth model

D. An exponential decay model


ID: d65b9a87

The dot plots represent the distributions of values in data sets A and B.

Which of the following statements must be true?


The median of data set A is equal to the median of data set B.
The standard deviation of data set A is equal to the standard deviation of data set B.

A. I only

B. II only

C. I and II

D. Neither I nor II
ID: e5b5fbdd

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
ID: 07f2829b

International Tourist
Arrivals, in millions
Country 2012 2013

France 83.0 84.7

United
66.7 69.8
States

Spain 57.5 60.7

China 57.7 55.7

Italy 46.4 47.7

Turkey 35.7 37.8

Germany 30.4 31.5

United
26.3 32.2
Kingdom

Russia 24.7 28.4


The table above shows the number of international tourist arrivals, rounded to the
nearest tenth of a million, to the top nine tourist destinations in both 2012 and
2013. Based on the information given in the table, how much greater, in millions,
was the median number of international tourist arrivals to the top nine tourist
destinations in 2013 than the median number in 2012, to the nearest tenth of a
million?
ID: f46139df

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: d693f563

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?
ID: e03f3477

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.
ID: 9d88a3e3

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?

A. Theresa ran at a constant speed for five minutes.

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.
ID: 6c9444cd

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?
ID: aeeaec96

How many yards are equivalent to inches?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: fea831fc

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?
ID: c3d78831

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.
ID: 74dee52b

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
ID: 35bec412

, , , , , , , , What is the median of the data shown?


ID: 69f6717f

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.
ID: 2d16d62c

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?
ID: d6af3572

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.
ID: 93724cc6

is of what number?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: b4f5a7ca

A survey was conducted using a sample of history professors selected at random


from the California State Universities. The professors surveyed were asked to
name the publishers of their current texts. What is the largest population to which
the results of the survey can be generalized?

A. All professors in the United States

B. All history professors in the United States

C. All history professors at all California State Universities

D. All professors at all California State Universities


ID: c3d65f93

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.

Nest Number of eggs

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.

C. The means of both data sets are equal.

D. There is not enough information to compare the means.


ID: 60caadfd

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.
ID: 03a16790

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.
ID: 191d167b

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.
ID: 63573fea

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
ID: e438ec3f

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.
ID: 6310adbc

The ratio of t to u is 1 to 2, and .


What is the value of u ?

A. 2

B. 5

C. 10

D. 20
ID: 47624288

The table gives the distribution of votes for a new school mascot and grade level for students.

Grade level

Mascot Sixth Seventh Eighth Total

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.
ID: c9fb15ad

Species of Growth
tree factor

Red maple 4.5

River birch 3.5

Cottonwood 2.0

Black walnut 4.5

White birch 5.0

American elm 4.0

Pin oak 3.0

Shagbark
7.5
hickory

One method of calculating the approximate age, in years, of a tree of a particular


species is to multiply the diameter of the tree, in inches, by a constant called the
growth factor for that species. The table above gives the growth factors for eight
species of trees. If a white birch tree and a pin oak tree each now have a diameter
of 1 foot, which of the following will be closest to the difference, in inches, of their
diameters 10 years from now? (1 foot = 12 inches)

A. 1.0

B. 1.2

C. 1.3

D. 1.4
ID: 457d2f2c

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

C. Sum of the numbers

D. Standard deviation
ID: 9a144a01

Which of the following is true about the values of and


for ?

A. For all , it is true that .

B. For all , it is true that .

C. There is a constant c such that if , then , but if , then .

D. There is a constant c such that if , then , but if , then .


ID: c178d4da

Value Data set A frequency Data set B frequency

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.

C. The mean of data set A is equal to the mean of data set B.

D. There is not enough information to compare the means of the data sets.
ID: 707db2d3

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?

A. If all viewers had voted, Contestant 2 would have won.

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.
ID: 2e8027b0

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.
ID: da9ffcf6

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.
ID: f8f79e11

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?

A. It is likely that all visitors hiked between 4 and 5 miles.

B. It is likely that most visitors hiked exactly 4.5 miles.

C. It is not possible that any visitor hiked less than 3 miles.

D. It is plausible that the mean distance hiked for all visitors is between 4 and 5 miles.
ID: 2e74e403

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.
ID: 8705ecba

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
ID: 3f236a64

x y

1 4

3 12

5 20

40 k

In the table above, the ratio of y to x for each ordered pair is


constant. What is the value of k ?

A. 28

B. 36

C. 80

D. 160
ID: 190be2fc

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?
ID: e9fb7774

What percentage of is ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: d0efc1dd
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
ID: fe6a49d6

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

How many of these containers of walnuts contain exactly walnuts?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 3f2ee20a
The results of two independent surveys are shown in the table below.
Men's Height
Group Sample size Mean (centimeters) Standard deviation (centimeters)

A 2,500 186 12.5

B 2,500 186 19.1

Which statement is true based on the table?

A. The Group A data set was identical to the Group B data set.

B. Group B contained the tallest participant.

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.
ID: 9bb4107c

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 ?
ID: c88e0663

For a school fund-raiser, 10 students sold a total of 90 boxes of cookies. Which of


the following can be calculated from this information?

A. The average number of boxes sold per student

B. The median number of boxes sold per student

C. The greatest number of boxes sold by one student

D. The least number of boxes sold by one student


ID: 0ae37ff3

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.
ID: 0301c5dc
The table below shows the number of state parks in a certain state that contain camping facilities and bicycle paths.

Has bicycle paths Does not have bicycle paths

Has camping facilities 20 5

Does not have camping facilities 8 4

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.
ID: 15ce8207

The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and .

Which of the following graphs shows the most appropriate model for the data?

A.

B.
C.

D.
ID: d4413871

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 ?
ID: 53d97af5

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.

B. The average weight of all fish in the pond is approximately 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.
ID: e21d10a7

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?
ID: e635aede

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.
ID: d94018fd

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.

D. There is not enough information to compare these standard deviations.


ID: 308084c5

Sample Percent in favor Margin of error

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?

A. Sample A had a smaller number of votes that could not be recorded.

B. Sample A had a higher percent of favorable responses.

C. Sample A had a larger sample size.

D. Sample A had a smaller sample size.


ID: 560fab82

The table shows the frequency of values in a data set.

Value Frequency

What is the minimum value of the data set?


ID: 3d985614

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.
ID: 6626cac3

Phone Email

Dinner
55% 80%
dance

Football
20% 10%
game

Picnic 20% 5%

Pool
5% 5%
party

Total 100% 100%

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?
ID: be00d896

For which of the following data sets is the mean


greater than the median?

A. 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5

B. 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80

C. 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 512

D. 7, 107, 107, 207, 207, 207, 307, 307, 307


ID: 24ad9dcb

The weight of an object on Venus is approximately of its weight on Earth. The

weight of an object on Jupiter is approximately of its weight on Earth. If an


object weighs 100 pounds on Earth, approximately how many more pounds does it
weigh on Jupiter than it weighs on Venus?

A. 90

B. 111

C. 140

D. 230
ID: 8e2e424e

The number k is 36% greater than 50. If k is the product of


50 and r, what is the value of r ?

A. 36

B. 3.6

C. 1.36

D. 0.36
ID: 8637294f

If and , what is the value of ?


ID: 3f775bbf

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
ID: 7cd1c6db

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.
ID: 8a714fa1

Which of the following represents the result of increasing the


quantity x by 9%, where ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 8784bc84

What is of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 7b65bb28

Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 Station 4 Station 5

$3.699 $3.609 $3.729 $3.679 $3.729

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
ID: e7d48c8a

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
ID: fc46af57

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.
ID: 13f67ddc

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
ID: 29c177e6

What is of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 939c46d1

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
ID: ba62b0b0

A kangaroo has a mass of kilograms. What is the kangaroo's mass, in grams?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: fe1ec415

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.
ID: 1e1027a7

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.
ID: a29e89fc

The list gives the mass, in grams, of alpine marmots. ; ; ; ;


What is the mean mass, in grams, of these alpine marmots?
ID: 9bedc4a0

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?

A. of the socks are defective.

B. It is plausible that between and of the socks are defective.

C. of the socks are defective.

D. It is plausible that more than of the socks are defective.


ID: 1e8ccffd

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
ID: 121dc44f

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.
ID: 651d83bb
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

Which of the following MUST be true?


Every member of team A completed the race in less time than any member of team B.
The median time it took the members of team B to complete the race is greater than the median time it took the
members of team A to complete the race.
There is at least one member of team B who took more time to complete the race than some member of team A.

A. III only

B. I and III only

C. II and III only

D. I, II, and III


ID: 445dd032

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.
ID: 79201024

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.
ID: 1142af44

Value Frequency

1 a

2 2a

3 3a

4 2a

5 a

The frequency distribution above summarizes a set of data, where a is a positive


integer. How much greater is the mean of the set of data than the median?

A. 0

B. 1

C. 2

D. 3
ID: 12dae628

, , , , What is the mean of the data shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 3638f413

Jeremy deposited x dollars in his investment account on January 1, 2001. The


amount of money in the account doubled each year until Jeremy had 480 dollars in
his investment account on January 1, 2005. What is the value of x ?
ID: e17babed

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.
ID: 0700a2d5

How many yards are equivalent to rods?


ID: ec7b0eb8

Does not talk


Texting Talks on cell on cell phone
behavior phone daily daily Total

Light 110 146 256

Medium 139 164 303

Heavy 166 74 240

Total 415 384 799

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.
ID: 7cab9fe1

Which expression represents the result of increasing a positive quantity by ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 2df8f293

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.)
ID: e7d9649f

A random sample of 50 people from a town with a population of 14,878 were


asked to name their favorite flavor of ice cream. If 7 people in the sample named
chocolate as their favorite ice‑cream flavor, about how many people in the town
would be expected to name chocolate?

A. 350

B. 2,100

C. 7,500

D. 10,500
ID: f8a322d9

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.
ID: ecbdbe84

The table shown summarizes the number of employees at each of the restaurants in a town.

Number of employees Number of restaurants

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.
ID: 1b403590

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.
ID: 1fbd3b67

The number is greater than the number . The number is less than . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 7fd284ac

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.
ID: e9841407

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
ID: 181cc4d6

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.
ID: d230e963

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.
ID: bb7c8186

What is of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 1fc4f47b

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.
ID: 82dfb646

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.
ID: ae32cc3c

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.
ID: 5267c3c7

The result of increasing the quantity by is . What is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 96a45430

A number n is increased 6%. If the result is


318, what is the value of n ?

A. 199

B. 299

C. 300

D. 337
ID: 73ddfdac

A distance of furlongs is equivalent to how many feet?


ID: 3c5b19ef

The scatterplot above shows the number of visitors to a railroad museum in


Pennsylvania each year from 1968 to 1980, where t is the number of years since
1968 and n is the number of visitors. A line of best fit is also shown. Which of the
following could be an equation of the line of best fit shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: c54b92a2
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
ID: c7c6445f

A certain town has an area of square miles. What is the area, in square yards, of this town?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 8cbf1415

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. %
ID: 6a715bed

The table summarizes the distribution of age and assigned group for participants in a study.

– years – years years Total

Group A

Group B

Group C

Total
One of these participants will be selected at random. What is the probability of selecting a participant from group A, given
that the participant is at least years of age? (Express your answer as a decimal or fraction, not as a percent.)
ID: 2cdefcb1

What length, in centimeters, is equivalent to a length of meters?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 16988f9c

The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and .

Which equation is the most appropriate linear model for this relationship?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 873d2838

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?
ID: ba61d95f

The population of Greenville increased by from to . If the population is times the population,
what is the value of ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 85b33aa8

A fish swam a distance of yards. How far did the fish swim, in miles?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: ad7dbb22

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?
ID: 3a6ed720

Of beads, are silver. What percentage of the beads are silver?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 912cd125
For a science project, Anka recorded whether it rained each weekday and weekend day for 12 weeks. Her results are
summarized in the table below.
Weekday and Weekend Day Rain for 12 Weeks
Rain No rain Total

Number of weekdays 12 48 60

Number of weekend days 8 16 24

Total 20 64 84

If one of the days on which there was no rain is selected at random, what is the
probability the day was a weekend day?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 28c6bd8c

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
ID: 949cd96b

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.
ID: 0108ac2d

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.
ID: 642519d7

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

D. I and III only


ID: 709e04de

The value of is times . The value of is what percent greater than ?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 12dbe3de

A store received a shipment of 1,000 MP3 players, 4 of which were defective. If an


MP3 player is randomly selected from this shipment, what is the probability that it
is defective?

A. 0.004

B. 0.04

C. 0.4

D. 4
ID: 7ce2830a

A psychologist designed and conducted a study to determine whether playing a


certain educational game increases middle school students’ accuracy in adding
fractions. For the study, the psychologist chose a random sample of 35 students
from all of the students at one of the middle schools in a large city. The
psychologist found that students who played the game showed significant
improvement in accuracy when adding fractions. What is the largest group to
which the results of the study can be generalized?

A. The 35 students in the sample

B. All students at the school

C. All middle school students in the city

D. All students in the city


ID: 7b52985c

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 ?
ID: 7e6c745f

Food Protein Cost

1 large egg 6 grams $0.36

1 cup of milk 8 grams $0.24


The table above shows the amount of protein in two foods and the cost of each
food. Based on the table, what is the ratio of the cost per gram of protein in a large
egg to the cost per gram of protein in a cup of milk?

A. 1 : 2

B. 2 : 3

C. 3 : 4

D. 2 : 1
ID: ec787383

A distance of furlongs is equivalent to how many feet?


ID: 4ff597db

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
ID: 585de39a

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 ?
ID: 374b18f9

The number of acres of useful timberland in 13 counties in California is


summarized in the box plot above. Which of the following is closest to the median
number of acres?

A. 4,399

B. 7,067

C. 8,831

D. 10,595
ID: f4b3672a

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
ID: 8917ce38

Which of the following speeds is equivalent to 90 kilometers per


hour? (1 kilometer = 1,000 meters)

A. 25 meters per second

B. 32 meters per second

C. 250 meters per second

D. 324 meters per second


ID: 7760c516

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?
ID: 7d68096f

A trivia tournament organizer wanted to study the relationship between the number of points a team scores in a trivia round
and the number of hours that a team practices each week. For the study, the organizer selected teams at random from all
trivia teams in a certain tournament. The table displays the information for the teams in the sample that practiced for at
least hours per week.

Number of points per round


Hours practiced
6 to 13 points 14 or more points Total

3 to 5 hours

More than 5 hours

Total
Which of the following is the largest population to which the results of the study can be generalized?

A. All trivia teams in the tournament that scored or more points in the round

B. The trivia teams in the sample

C. The trivia teams in the sample that practiced for at least hours per week

D. All trivia teams in the tournament


ID: 06a152cd

To make a bakery’s signature chocolate muffins, a baker needs 2.5 ounces of


chocolate for each muffin. How many pounds of chocolate are needed to make
48 signature chocolate muffins? (1 pound = 16 ounces)

A. 7.5

B. 10

C. 50.5

D. 120
ID: f52123e0

, , , , , , What is the range of the scores shown?


ID: a6b2fcce

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
ID: bf47ad54

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.
ID: 708590d7

Which of the following statements correctly compares the


means of data set A and data set B?

A. The mean of each data set is 2.

B. The mean of each data set is 4.

C. The mean of data set A is less than the mean of data set B.

D. The mean of data set A is greater than the mean of data set B.
ID: 40e7a1a9

is greater than . What is the value of ?


ID: fa7a0164
The table below shows the high and low temperatures in Houston, Texas, during a five-day period.

What was the mean low temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, during


the five-day period?

A. 48.8

B. 49

C. 59

D. 59.1
ID: 9bf4c545

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.
ID: c9dd92b1

The densities of different concentrations of grape juice are shown in the


scatterplot above. According to the trend shown by the data, which of the following
is closest to the predicted density, in kilograms per cubic meter (kg/m3), for grape
juice with a concentration of 60%?

A. 1,200

B. 1,250

C. 1,300

D. 1,350
ID: bfa8a85c

, , , , , , Which of the following lists represents a data set that has the same median as the data set shown?

A. , , , , ,

B. , , , , ,

C. , , , , ,

D. , , , , ,
ID: f04d40b2

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.
ID: 67c0200a

The number is less than the positive number . The number is greater than . The number is how many
times ?
ID: 4b09f783

A list of data values is shown. , , , , , , , , , What is the mean of these data?


ID: d0d9ede4

How many feet are equivalent to yards?


ID: 7d721177

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.
ID: 2a59eb45

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?
ID: 57f45509

The box plot summarizes data values. What is the median of this data set?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 4096a482

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 .

C. Every value of the variable in the population is between and .

D. The mean value of the variable for the population is .


ID: 391ae4b2

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
ID: 98958ae8

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?
ID: 96c3e32d

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?
ID: f6cbb04a

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.
ID: 57481175

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

How many more vervets are in this sanctuary than mandrills?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 1180401d

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
ID: 551c52b9

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.
ID: 5dc386fb
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

State income tax 39 4

No state income tax 6 1

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%
ID: 50b99b2d

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.
ID: b6569d0e
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.
ID: cb4894f9

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?
ID: aa43b41f

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.
ID: 4bb25495
Five Smallest Countries in 2016

Land area
Country
(square kilometers)

Monaco 2.0

Nauru 21

San Marino 61

Tuvalu 26

Vatican City 0.44

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
ID: a478f9f5

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

The graph of function is shown, where .

Which of the following describes function ?

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

18–35 years old 295 168 45 508

36–50 years old 246 123 41 410

51–65 years old 238 117 48 403

Greater than 65
137 78 64 279
years old

Total 916 486 198 1,600

Which of the following is closest to the difference between the percentage of


adults aged 18–50 years who responded “warm” and the percentage of adults
aged 51 years or greater who responded “warm”?

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

If a is the mean and b is the median of nine consecutive


integers, what is the value of ?
ID: c256b723

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

How many tablespoons are equivalent to teaspoons?


ID: 9c44f828

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

Data set X: , , , Data set Y: , , , ,


The lists give the values in data sets X and Y. Which statement correctly compares the mean of data set X and the mean of
data set Y?

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.

C. The means of data set X and data set Y are equal.

D. There is not enough information to compare the means.


ID: d6121490

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

Once a week or more

Two or three times a month

About once a month

A few times a year

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

Which of the following could be an equation for a line of best


fit for the data in the scatterplot?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: 9110c120

Which of the following statements about the means and medians


of data set A and data set B is true?

A. Only the means are different.

B. Only the medians are different.

C. Both the means and the medians are different.

D. Neither the means nor the medians are different.


ID: d0430601

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

, , , , , , , , What is the median of the data shown?

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

High temperature (°F) 81 80 81 81 82

Over this 5-day period, which of the following is NOT equal to 81°F?

A. Median of the high temperatures

B. Mean of the high temperatures

C. Mode of the high temperatures

D. Range of the high temperatures


ID: 048811bd

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?

A. It is less than 37.

B. It is greater than 37.

C. It is between 34 and 40.

D. It is less than 34 or greater than 40.


ID: 54d93874

Masses (kilograms)

Andrew 2.4 2.5 3.6 3.1 2.5 2.7

Maria x 3.1 2.7 2.9 3.3 2.8

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?

A. Exactly 75 customers must have purchased fruit last Thursday.

B. Exactly 375 customers must have purchased fruit last Thursday.

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?

A. It is plausible that the proportion is between and .

B. It is plausible that the proportion is less than .

C. The proportion is exactly .

D. It is plausible that the proportion is greater than .


ID: c943acba

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 bag contains a total of 60 marbles. A marble is to be chosen at random from the


bag. If the probability that a blue marble will be chosen is 0.35, how many marbles
in the bag are blue?

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

The table shows selected values from function .

Which of the following is the best description of function ?

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. As the elevation increases, the temperature tends to increase.

B. As the elevation increases, the temperature tends to decrease.

C. As the elevation decreases, the temperature tends to decrease.

D. There is no association between the elevation and the temperature.


ID: 8193e8cd

The mean of the list of numbers above is what fraction of


the sum of the five numbers?
ID: 89c39d77

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

is of . What is the value of ?


ID: 7b731fc3

What number is greater than ?


ID: a9647302

For quality control, a company that manufactures lightbulbs conducted five


different trials. In each trial, 500 different lightbulbs were tested. The bar graph
above shows the number of defective lightbulbs found in each trial. What is the
mean number of defective lightbulbs for the five trials?

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

In State X, Mr. Camp’s eighth-grade class consisting of 26 students was surveyed


and 34.6 percent of the students reported that they had at least two siblings. The
average eighth‑grade class size in the state is 26. If the students in Mr. Camp’s
class are representative of students in the state’s eighth-grade classes and there
are 1,800 eighth-grade classes in the state, which of the following best estimates
the number of eighth‑grade students in the state who have fewer than two
siblings?

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

Makayla is planning an event in a 5,400-square-foot room. If there should be at


least 8 square feet per person, what is the maximum number of people that could
attend this event?

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

is greater than . What is the value of ?

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

To determine the mean number of children per household in a community, Tabitha


surveyed 20 families at a playground. For the 20 families surveyed, the mean
number of children per household was 2.4. Which of the following statements
must be true?

A. The mean number of children per household in the community is 2.4.

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

Total 50 157 223 70 500


A supervisor at a call center reviewed 500 calls taken by four employees and rated
the employees’ performance on each call on a scale from 1 star to 4 stars. The
ratings for each employee are shown in the table above. According to the table, to
the nearest whole percent, what percent of Employee A’s calls received a rating of
1 star?

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.

Red Blue Yellow Total

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

How many meters are equivalent to centimeters?

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.

How many offspring did the -pound gray wolf produce?

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 for Did not ask


Total
repairs for repairs

Asked
48 623 671
about a bill

Did not ask


130 90 220
about a bill

Total 178 713 891

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. It must decrease by units.

B. It must increase by units.

C. It must decrease by units.

D. It must increase by units.


ID: 4347a032

How many teaspoons are equivalent to tablespoons?

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

How many yards are equivalent to inches?


ID: 58171b5e

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

The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and .

Which of the following equations is the most appropriate linear model for the data shown?

A.

B.

C.

D.
ID: f8696cd8

Human Resources Accounting

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

What number is 20%


greater than 60 ?

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

Amount invested Balance increase

Account A $500 6% annual interest

Account B $1,000 $25 per year

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?

A. Account A always earns more money per year than Account B.

B. Account A always earns less money per year than Account B.

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

If , which of the following is


equivalent to ?

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.
ID: 6670e407
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

Total 131 134 140 152 152

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
ID: a3384df0

Penguin Exhibit

Type of penguin Male Female Total

Chinstrap 41 59 100

Emperor 8 27 35

Gentoo 49 54 103

Macaroni 42 40 82

Total 140 180 320

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
ID: 916ffe9b

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.

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