Problem-Solving and Data Analysis (Page 1)
Problem-Solving and Data Analysis (Page 1)
In a study of cell phone use, 799 randomly selected US teens were asked how
often they talked on a cell phone and about their texting behavior. The data are
summarized in the table above. Based on the data from the study, an estimate of
the percent of US teens who are heavy texters is 30% and the associated margin
of error is 3%. Which of the following is a correct statement based on the given
margin of error?
A. Approximately 3% of the teens in the study who are classified as heavy texters are not really heavy texters.
B. It is not possible that the percent of all US teens who are heavy texters is less than 27%.
D. It is doubtful that the percent of all US teens who are heavy texters is 35%.
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A printer produces posters at a constant rate of posters per minute. At what rate, in posters per hour, does the printer
produce the posters?
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Day
2 3 4 6 2 3 20
1
Day
2 3 5 5 4 1 20
2
Day
3 3 4 5 3 2 20
3
Total 7 9 13 16 9 6 60
The same 20 contestants, on each of 3 days, answered 5 questions in order to win a prize. Each contestant received 1
point for each correct answer. The number of contestants receiving a given score on each day is shown in the table
above.
No contestant received the same score on two different days. If a contestant is
selected at random, what is the probability that the selected contestant received
a score of 5 on Day 2 or Day 3, given that the contestant received a score of 5 on
one of the three days?
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Each face of a fair -sided die is labeled with a number from through , with a different number appearing on each
face. If the die is rolled one time, what is the probability of rolling a ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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There are students in Spanish club. A sample of the Spanish club students was selected at random and asked
whether they intend to enroll in a new study program. Of those surveyed, responded that they intend to enroll in the
study program. Based on this survey, which of the following is the best estimate of the total number of Spanish club
students who intend to enroll in the study program?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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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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The expression represents the result of decreasing a positive quantity by what percent?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Prices of 14 Different Cars
Priced at no more Priced greater
Type of car Total
than $25,000 than $25,000
Nonhybrid 5 3 8
Hybrid 2 4 6
Total 7 7 14
The table above shows information about 14 cars listed for sale on an auto dealership’s website. If one of
the cars listed for sale is selected at random, what is the probability that the car selected will be a hybrid
car priced at no more than $25,000 ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The International Space Station orbits Earth at an average speed of 4.76 miles
per second. What is the space station’s average speed in miles per hour?
A. 285.6
B. 571.2
C. 856.8
D. 17,136.0
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, x and y. A line of
best fit for the data is also shown. Which of the following is closest to the
difference between the y-coordinate of the data point with and the y-value
predicted by the line of best fit at ?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 5
D. 12
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For a person m miles from a flash of lightning, the length of the time interval
from the moment the person sees the lightning to the moment the person hears
the thunder is k seconds. The ratio of m to k can be estimated to be 1 to 5.
According to this estimate, the person is how many miles from a flash of
lightning if the time interval is 25 seconds?
A. 10
B. 9
C. 6
D. 5
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The population density of Iceland, in people per square kilometer of land area,
increased from 2.5 in 1990 to 3.3 in 2014. During this time period, the land area
of Iceland was 100,250 square kilometers. By how many people did Iceland’s
population increase from 1990 to 2014?
A. 330,825
B. 132,330
C. 125,312
D. 80,200
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Views on Nuclear Energy
Use
Response Frequency
Strongly
56
favor
Somewhat
214
favor
Somewhat
104
oppose
Strongly
37
oppose
A researcher interviewed 411 randomly selected US residents and asked about their views on the use of nuclear energy.
The table above summarizes the responses of the interviewees. If the population of the United States was 300 million
when the survey was given, based on the sample data for the 411 US residents, what is the best estimate, in millions, of
the difference between the number of US residents who somewhat favor or strongly favor the use of nuclear energy and
the number of those who somewhat oppose or strongly oppose it? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
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A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 9
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The box plots summarize the masses, in kilograms, of two groups of gazelles. Based on the box plots, which of the
following statements must be true?
A. The mean mass of group 1 is greater than the mean mass of group 2.
B. The mean mass of group 1 is less than the mean mass of group 2.
C. The median mass of group 1 is greater than the median mass of group 2.
D. The median mass of group 1 is less than the median mass of group 2.
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A customer spent to purchase oranges at per pound. How many pounds of oranges did the customer purchase?
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A mechanical device in a workshop produces items at a constant rate of items per hour. At this rate, how many items
will the mechanical device produce in hours?
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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Residents of a town were surveyed to determine whether they are satisfied with
the concession stand at the local park. A random sample of 200 residents was
selected. All 200 responded, and 87% said they are satisfied. Based on this
information, which of the following statements must be true?
I. Of all the town residents, 87% would say they are satisfied with the concession stand at the local park.
II. If another random sample of 200 residents were surveyed, 87% would say they are satisfied.
A. Neither
B. I only
C. II only
D. I and II
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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?
Age Frequency
18 6
19 5
20 4
21 2
22 1
23 1
30 1
The table above shows the distribution of ages of the 20 students enrolled in a
college class. Which of the following gives the correct order of the mean,
median, and mode of the ages?
Red 8
Blue 10
Green 22
Total 40
The table shows the number of different colors of marbles in a bag. If a marble
is chosen at random from the bag, what is the probability that the marble will be
blue?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The bar graph summarizes the charge, in kilowatt-hours , a battery received each day for days.
7
6
Number of days
5
4
3
2
1
0
0 8 9 11 16 23
Charge (kWh)
For how many of these days did the battery receive a charge of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Gasoline purchased 60 25 85
Total 90 40 135
On Tuesday, a local gas station had 135 customers. The table above
summarizes whether or not the customers on Tuesday purchased gasoline, a
beverage, both, or neither. Based on the data in the table, what is the probability
that a gas station customer selected at random on that day did not purchase
gasoline?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Number Frequency
A.
B. Number Frequency
Number Frequency
C.
D. Number Frequency
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A. 0.057
B. 0.729
C. 17.5
D. 24
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The frequency table summarizes the data values in a data set. What is the maximum data value in the data set?
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Eye color
Coat color
Deep blue Light brown Total
Cream-tortoiseshell 16 16 32
Chocolate 12 4 16
Total 28 20 48
The data on the coat color and eye color for 48 Himalayan kittens available for
adoption were collected and summarized in the table above. What fraction of the
chocolate-colored kittens has deep blue eyes?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown.
Which of the following equations best represents the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In a sample, of the items are faulty. There are faulty items in the sample. How many total items are in the
sample?
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The scatterplot above shows the high temperature on a certain day and the
elevation of 8 different locations in the Lake Tahoe Basin. A line of best fit for the
data is also shown. What temperature is predicted by the line of best fit for a
location in the Lake Tahoe Basin with an elevation of 8,500 feet?
A. 37°F
B. 39°F
C. 41°F
D. 43°F
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Number of High School Students Who
Completed Summer Internships
High Year
school 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Foothill 87 80 75 76 70
Valley 44 54 65 76 82
The table above shows the number of students from two different high schools
who completed summer internships in each of five years. No student attended
both schools. Of the students who completed a summer internship in 2010,
which of the following represents the fraction of students who were from Valley
High School?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Of paper clips, are size large. What percentage of the paper clips are size large?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The positive number is of the sum of the positive numbers and , and is of . What percent of is ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Countertenor 4
Tenor 6
Baritone 10
Bass 5
A total of 25 men registered for singing lessons. The frequency table shows how
many of these singers have certain voice types. If one of these singers is
selected at random, what is the probability he is a baritone?
A. 0.10
B. 0.40
C. 0.60
D. 0.67
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . An equation for the exponential model shown can
be written as , where and are positive constants. Which of the following is closest to the value of ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A table of the US minimum wage for 6 different years is shown below.
US
minimum
Year wage
(dollars
per hour)
1960 1.00
1970 1.60
1980 3.10
1990 3.80
2000 5.15
2010 7.25
A. 30%
B. 60%
C. 62.5%
D. 120%
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The bar graph shows the distribution of the number of students in each of four extracurricular activities at a high school.
60
50
Number of students
40
30
20
10
0
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tics oo
k
ch ra o b
d ro
b ar
ye
Activity
A.
B.
C.
D.
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In a box of pens, the ratio of black pens to red pens is to . There are black pens in the box. How many red pens are
in the box?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Subscriptions
Year
sold
2012 5,600
2013 5,880
The manager of an online news service received the report above on the number
of subscriptions sold by the service. The manager estimated that the percent
increase from 2012 to 2013 would be double the percent increase from 2013 to
2014. How many subscriptions did the manager expect would be sold in 2014?
A. 6,020
B. 6,027
C. 6,440
D. 6,468
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A city has 50 city council members. A reporter polled a random sample of 20 city
council members and found that 6 of those polled supported a specific bill.
Based on the sample, which of the following is the best estimate of the number
of city council members in the city who support the bill?
A. 6
B. 9
C. 15
D. 30
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Pure beeswax has a density of 0.555 ounce per cubic inch. An online company
sells pure beeswax at a price of $8.00 per ounce. What is the selling price, in
dollars per cubic inch, for pure beeswax purchased from this company?
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The population density of Worthington is people per square mile. Worthington has a population of people.
What is the area, in square miles, of Worthington?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Data set A and data set B each contain 5 numbers. If the mean of data set A is
equal to the mean of data set B, what is the value of x ?
A. 77
B. 85
C. 86
D. 95