Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
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(1 point) Bozeman’s daily high temperatures (°F) for one week were 82, 87,
88, 90, 84, 84, and 80. For this data, set, which of the following is 85?
a) | mean | b) | median | c) | mode | d) | range |
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(1 point) The following
table shows the points scored by the sixth grade basketball team in their first seven games.
Calculate the mean, median, mode, and range. Which statistical measure makes the team sound the
best?
BASKETBALL TEAM
POINTS | Game | Points | Game One | 21 | Game Two | 30 | Game
Three | 16 | Game
Four | 25 | Game
Five | 30 | Game
Six | 23 | Game
Seven | 44 | | | | | |
a) | median | b) | range | c) | mean | d) | mode |
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(1 point)
The table below shows how many tickets were sold for rides in one day at the
amusement park.
Which of the following statements
about the data is not true?
a) | The median is 417. | b) | The mode is 364. | c) | The range is
122. | d) | The mean is greater than the median and
mode. |
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(1 point) If a fair
coin is tossed, the probability that it will land heads up is  . For four
tosses in a row, a fair coin lands heads up each time. What is likely to happen when the coin is
tossed a fifth time?
a) | It is more likely to land tails up than heads
up. | b) | It is more likely to land heads up than tails
up. | c) | It is equally likely to land heads up or tails
up. | d) | More information is needed to answer the
question. |
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(1 point) Maria’s
collection of marbles had 8 blue marbles, 7 red marbles, 5 striped marbles, and a number of clear
marbles. The table shows the probability of randomly drawing a marble from a bag holding
Maria’s collection of marbles.
Marble
Color | Probability | | Blue | | | Red | | | Striped | | | Clear | ? | | |
What is the probability of drawing a
clear marble from the bag?
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(1 point)
The eleven chips shown below are all placed in a bag and mixed
up.
Chelsea draws one
chip from the bag without looking. What is the probability that Chelsea draws a chip with a number
that is a multiple of three?
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