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Sheet # 837


1) When you roll a regular die, what are the chances you would roll a number larger than 3?


a. 1/2

b. 3/6

c. 4/6

d. both a and b


2) This is the height (in inches) of 7 students. What is the median height (median = middle number when the numbers are arranged in numerical order)?

61, 59, 57, 62, 58, 57, 60

a. 60

b. 61

c. 57

d. 59


3) How many different ways can Joey, Jennifer, and John line up?

a. 5

b. 3

c. 9

d. 6



4) When you flip a coin, what chance is there of flipping a heads?


a. 50%

b. 25%

c. 75%

d. 12%



5) Which number should be added to this set to give a mean average of 10?

8, 12, 10, 7

a. 10

b. 11

c. 12

d. 13


6) Which of these numbers reflects the median average of this set?

4, 8, 10, 11, 12, 12, 13

a. 8

b. 10

c. 11

d. 12


7)
12 out of the last 15 times you have come up to bat, you have hit the ball. What is most likely to happen on your next at bat?


a. likely not make a hit

b. likely will make a hit

c. probably walk

d. it is impossible to tell


8)
You have an opportunity to draw a jawbreaker from a container that has 4 red jawbreakers and 7 yellow jawbreakers. What are the chances you will pick a red jawbreaker?

a. 4/7

b. 7/11

c. 4/11

d. 1/2


9)
According to this stem and leaf plot, which number is the mode (the number that occurs the most often)?


a. 21

b. 22

c. 23

d. 32