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Kelly - Problem Solving Medium
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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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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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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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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?
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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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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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A study was done on the weights of different types of fish in a pond. A random
sample of fish were caught and marked in order to ensure that none were
weighed more than once. The sample contained 150 largemouth bass, of which
30% weighed more than 2 pounds. Which of the following conclusions is best
supported by the sample data?
A. The majority of all fish in the pond weigh less than 2 pounds.
C. Approximately 30% of all fish in the pond weigh more than 2 pounds.
D. Approximately 30% of all largemouth bass in the pond weigh more than 2 pounds.
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The table below shows the number of state parks in a certain state that contain camping facilities and bicycle paths.
If one of these state parks is selected at random, what is the probability that it
has camping facilities but does not have bicycle paths?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The results of two independent surveys are shown in the table below.
Men's Height
Group Sample size Mean (centimeters) Standard deviation (centimeters)
A. The Group A data set was identical to the Group B data set.
C. The heights of the men in Group B had a larger spread than the heights of the men in Group A.
D. The median height of Group B is larger than the median height of Group A.
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15, 14, 18, 17, x
The mean and the median of the five numbers above are equal. Which of the
following is NOT a possible value of x ?
A. 6
B. 11
C. 16
D. 21
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A park ranger asked a random sample of visitors how far they hiked during their
visit. Based on the responses, the estimated mean was found to be 4.5 miles,
with an associated margin of error of 0.5 miles. Which of the following is the
best conclusion from these data?
D. It is plausible that the mean distance hiked for all visitors is between 4 and 5 miles.
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For the finale of a TV show, viewers could use either social media or a text
message to vote for their favorite of two contestants. The contestant receiving
more than 50% of the vote won. An estimated 10% of the viewers voted, and
30% of the votes were cast on social media. Contestant 2 earned 70% of the
votes cast using social media and 40% of the votes cast using a text message.
Based on this information, which of the following is an accurate conclusion?
B. Viewers voting by social media were likely to be younger than viewers voting by text message.
C. If all viewers who voted had voted by social media instead of by text message, Contestant 2 would have won.
D. Viewers voting by social media were more likely to prefer Contestant 2 than were viewers voting by text message.
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During the first month of sales, a company sold 1,300,000 units of a certain type
of smartphone. During the same month, 15% of the units sold were returned. If
sales and the return rate remain the same for each of the next 5 months, about
how many units of this smartphone will be returned to the company during this
6-month period?
A. 195,000
B. 975,000
C. 1,170,000
D. 6,630,000
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown.
Which of the following is closest to the slope of the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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At a particular track meet, the ratio of coaches to athletes is to . If there are coaches at the track meet, which of
the following expressions represents the number of athletes at the track meet?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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On April 18, 1775, Paul Revere set off on his midnight ride from Charlestown to
Lexington. If he had ridden straight to Lexington without stopping, he would
have traveled 11 miles in 26 minutes. In such a ride, what would the average
speed of his horse have been, to the nearest tenth of a mile per hour?
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A sample consisting of adults who own televisions was selected at random for a study. Based on the sample, it is
estimated that of all adults who own televisions use their televisions to watch nature shows, with an associated
margin of error of . Which of the following is the most plausible conclusion about all adults who own televisions?
A. More than of all adults who own televisions use their televisions to watch nature shows.
B. Between and of all adults who own televisions use their televisions to watch nature shows.
Since the sample included adults who own televisions and not just those who use their televisions to watch nature
C. shows, no conclusion can be made.
D. Since the sample did not include all the people who watch nature shows, no conclusion can be made.
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International Tourist
Arrivals, in millions
Country 2012 2013
United
66.7 69.8
States
United
26.3 32.2
Kingdom
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An inspector begins a day of work with a large sample of shirts that need to be
checked for defects. The inspector works at a constant rate throughout the
morning. What type of model is best to model the number of shirts remaining to
be checked for defects at any given time throughout the morning?
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At a movie theater, there are a total of customers. Each customer is located in either theater A, theater B, or theater
C. If one of these customers is selected at random, the probability of selecting a customer who is located in theater A is
, and the probability of selecting a customer who is located in theater B is . How many customers are located
in theater C?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Rectangle A has length 15 and width w. Rectangle B has length 20 and the
same length-to-width ratio as rectangle A. What is the width of rectangle B in
terms of w ?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot above shows data for ten charities along with the line of best fit. For the charity with the greatest
percent of total expenses spent on programs, which of the following is closest to the difference of the actual percent
and the percent predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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An object has a mass of grams and a volume of cubic centimeters. What is the density, in grams per cubic
centimeter, of the object?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Each vertex of a -sided polygon is labeled with one of the letters through , with a different letter at each
vertex. If one vertex is selected at random, what is the probability that the letter will be at the selected vertex?
(Express your answer as a decimal or fraction, not as a percent.)
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit for the data is also shown.
For how many of the data points is the actual y-value greater than the y-value predicted by the line of best fit?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Tanya earns $13.50 per hour at her part-time job. When she works z hours, she
earns dollars. Which of the following expressions gives the amount, in
dollars, Tanya will earn if she works hours?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A 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?
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The glass pictured above can hold a maximum volume of 473 cubic
centimeters, which is approximately 16 fluid ounces. Jenny has a pitcher that
contains 1 gallon of water. How many times could Jenny completely fill the
glass with 1 gallon of water?
A. 16
B. 8
C. 4
D. 3
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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In the table above, Melissa recorded the price of one gallon of regular gas from
five different local gas stations on the same day. What is the median of the gas
prices Melissa recorded?
A. $3.679
B. $3.689
C. $3.699
D. $3.729
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 36
B. 3.6
C. 1.36
D. 0.36
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A. 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5, 5
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Each dot in the scatterplot above represents the height x, in feet, in the high
jump, and the distance y, in feet, in the long jump, made by each student in a
group of twenty students. The graph of which of the following equations is a
line that most closely fits the data?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 1 : 2
B. 2 : 3
C. 3 : 4
D. 2 : 1
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A polling agency recently surveyed 1,000 adults who were selected at random
from a large city and asked each of the adults, “Are you satisfied with the quality
of air in the city?” Of those surveyed, 78 percent responded that they were
satisfied with the quality of air in the city. Based on the results of the survey,
which of the following statements must be true?
Of all adults in the city, 78 percent are satisfied with the quality of air in the city.
If another 1,000 adults selected at random from the city were surveyed, 78 percent of them would report they are
satisfied with the quality of air in the city.
If 1,000 adults selected at random from a different city were surveyed, 78 percent of them would report they are
satisfied with the quality of air in the city.
A. None
B. II only
C. I and II only
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For a science project, Anka recorded whether it rained each weekday and weekend day for 12 weeks. Her results are
summarized in the table below.
Weekday and Weekend Day Rain for 12 Weeks
Rain No rain Total
Number of weekdays 12 48 60
Total 20 64 84
If one of the days on which there was no rain is selected at random, what is the
probability the day was a weekend day?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The scatterplot shows the relationship between two variables, and . A line of best fit is also shown. For how many of
the data points does the line of best fit predict a greater -value than the actual -value?
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In a group, % of the items are red. Of all the red items in the group, % also have stripes. What percentage of the
items in the group are red with stripes?
A. %
B. %
C. %
D. %
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A.
B.
C.
D.
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A. 199
B. 299
C. 300
D. 337
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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
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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?
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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%
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In which of the following tables is the relationship between the values of x and
their corresponding y-values nonlinear?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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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.
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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?
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United States
Presidents
from 1789 to
2015
Ages Number
40–44 2
45–49 7
50–54 13
55–59 11
60–64 7
65–69 3
The table above gives the number of United States presidents from 1789 to
2015 whose age at the time they first took office is within the interval listed. Of
those presidents who were at least 50 years old when they first took office,
what fraction were at least 60 years old?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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The total area of a coastal city is 92.1 square miles, of which 11.3 square miles
is water. If the city had a population of 621,000 people in the year 2010, which
of the following is closest to the population density, in people per square mile of
land area, of the city at that time?
A. 6,740
B. 7,690
C. 55,000
D. 76,000
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The equation above can be used to calculate the distance d, in miles, traveled
by a car moving at a speed of 55 miles per hour over a period of t hours. For any
positive constant k, the distance the car would have traveled after hours is
how many times the distance the car would have traveled after hours?
A. 3
B. 6
C.
D.
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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.
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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
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Which of the following is closest to the slope of the line of best fit shown?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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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?
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An insect moves at a speed of feet per second. What is this speed, in yards per second?
A.
B.
C.
D.
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A store manager reviewed the receipts from 80 customers who were selected
at random from all the customers who made purchases last Thursday. Of those
selected, 20 receipts showed that the customer had purchased fruit. If
1,500 customers made purchases last Thursday, which of the following is the
most appropriate conclusion?
C. The best estimate for the number of customers who purchased fruit last Thursday is 75.
D. The best estimate for the number of customers who purchased fruit last Thursday is 375.
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Penguin Exhibit
Chinstrap 41 59 100
Emperor 8 27 35
Gentoo 49 54 103
Macaroni 42 40 82
The number of penguins in a zoo exhibit, sorted by gender and type of penguin,
is shown in the table above. Which type of penguin has a female population that
is the closest to being of the total female penguin population in the exhibit?
A. Chinstrap
B. Emperor
C. Gentoo
D. Macaroni
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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
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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.
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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?
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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.)
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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.
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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.