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Assignment # 07 Problem Solving and Data Analysis M7

Topic: Tables, Charts, Graphs, Scatter plots and Random Sampling

1. There are 200 flats in a high rise tower. Out of the 200, 70 are 2 BHK flats and the rest are 3 BHK flats.
The colour of 110 flats is white, 30 out of the white flats are 2 BHK. How many 3 BHK flats are there
which are not white in the high rise tower?
(A) 90 (B) 80 (C) 50 (D) 40
2. The given histogram shows the distribution of the number of triples hit by 30 major league
baseball teams in a certain year. Which of the following could be the median number of triples
represented in the histogram?

(A) 19 (B) 27 (C) 32 (D) 34

3. In a parking lot there are 84 vehicles, 29 of them are buses and the rest are private cars. The color of
57 vehicles is red, from which 17 are buses. How many more private cars than buses can be found in
the parking lot, which are not colored red?
(A) 3 (B) 12 (C) 15 (D) 26
4. Sampling error can be reduced by which of the followings?
(A) Increasing response rates (B) Reducing incomplete surveys
(C) Correcting a faulty sample frame (D) Increasing the sample size
5. An opinion survey about water use was conducted by DWR (Department of Water Resources) in two
cities. City A has 280,000 residents and city B has 165,000 residents. Each survey was conducted with
a sample of 900 residents from each city. The results of the survey will be used by the state
government for future water regulations. Which of the following statements is true?
(A) The opinions surveyed at City A are more accurate, since the larger city is more likely to have
diversity of opinion.
(B) The opinions surveyed at City B are more accurate, since it has a larger percentage of its people
surveyed.
(C) The opinions surveyed at City A are more accurate, since there is less sampling variability with a
larger population.
(D) Neither city is more likely to have a more accurately estimate.
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Questions 6-8 refer to the following information:
The given graph is a scatter plot with 8 points, each representing the low temperature and high temperature
of 8 days in September in a certain city. Both the low temperatures and high temperatures are measured in
degrees Fahrenheit. The line of best fit for the data is also shown.

6. Based on the line of best fit for the data shown, how many degrees does the high temperature
increase when the low temperature increases by one degree?
(A) 0.9 (B) 1.3 (C) 1.6 (D) 1.8
7. What is the predicted high temperature of the day when the low temperature is 58?
(A) 65 (B) 68 (C) 71 (D) 74
8. Among the four days marked 1, 2, 3, and 4 in the scatter plot, on which day is the difference between
the high temperature and the low temperature minimal?
(A) Day 1 (B) Day 2 (C) Day 3 (D) Day 4
9. A biologist was interested in the number of times a field cricket chirps each minute on a sunny day. He
randomly selected 100 field crickets from a garden, and found that the mean number of chirps per
minute was 112, and the margin of error for this estimate was 6 chirps. The biologist would like to
repeat the procedure and attempt to reduce the margin of error. Which of the following samples
would most likely result in a smaller margin of error for the estimated mean number of times a field
cricket chirps each minute on a sunny day?
(A) 50 randomly selected crickets from the same garden.
(B) 50 randomly selected field crickets from the same garden.
(C) 200 randomly selected crickets from the same garden.
(D) 200 randomly selected field crickets from the same garden.
10. A psychologist wanted to determine if there is an association between diet and stress levels for the
population of middle aged women in New York. He surveyed a random sample of 1500 middle aged
female New Yorkers and found substantial evidence of a positive association between diet and stress
levels. Which of the following conclusions is well supported by the data?
(A) A dietary change causes an increase in stress levels for middle aged women from New York.
(B) An increase in stress levels causes middle aged women from New York to change their diets.
(C) There is a positive association between diet and stress levels for middle aged women in New York.
(D) There is a positive association between diet and stress levels for middle aged women in the world.
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Questions 11-13 refer to the following information:
The given line graph shows the enrolment for College R between 1950 and 2000.

11. According to the graph above, College R showed the greatest change in enrollment between which
two decades?
(A) 1950 to 1960 (B) 1960 to 1970 (C) 1970 to 1980 (D) 1980 to 1990
12. What is the average rate of increase in enrollment per decade between 1950 and 2000?
(A) 60 (B) 600 (C) 750 (D) 875
13. If enrollment increases by approximately the same percentage between 2000 and 2010 as it
decreased between 1950 and 1960, what is the expected enrollment in 2010?
(A) 7,250 (B) 7,540 (C) 7,650 (D) 7,875
14. The number of students in section A is what percent of that of section B?

(A) 10% (B) 90% (C) 110% (D) 111.11%

15. A cost-effective solution to the problem of airport congestion is to provide high-speed ground
transportation between major cities lying 200 to 500 miles apart. The successful implementation of
this plan would cost far less than expanding existing airports and would also reduce the number of
airplanes clogging both airports and airways. Which of the following, if true, could be proponents of
the plan above most appropriately cite as a piece of evidence for the soundness of their plan?
(A) An effective high-speed ground-transportation system would require major repairs to many
highways and mass-transit improvements.
(B) One-half of all departing flights in the nation's busiest airport head for a destination in a major city
225 miles away.
(C) The majority of travelers departing from rural airports are flying to destinations in cities over 600
miles away.
(D) A large proportion of air travelers are vacationers who are taking long-distance flights.

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16. Total estimated expenditure on decoration is $18000. What is the difference in the amount for
Painting and Furniture expenditures?

(A) $3600 (B) $2340 (C) $460 (D) $360

17. According to the line of best fit in the given scatter plot, which of the following best approximate the
year in which the number of cars repaired by Jay’s Motor was estimated to be 4,500?

(A) 1995 (B) 1996 (C) 1998 (D) 2000

18. Increase in the level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) in the human bloodstream lower bloodstream-
cholesterol levels by increasing the body's capacity to rid itself of excess cholesterol. Levels of HDL in
the bloodstream of some individuals are significantly increased by a program of regular exercise and
weight reduction. Which of the following can be correctly inferred from the statements above?
(A) Individuals who are underweight do not run any risk of developing high levels of cholesterol in the
bloodstream.
(B) Individuals who do not exercise regularly have a high risk of developing high levels of cholesterol in
the bloodstream late in life.
(C) Exercise and weight reduction are the most effective methods of lowering bloodstream cholesterol
levels in humans.
(D) A program of regular exercise and weight reduction lowers cholesterol levels in the bloodstream of
some individuals.
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19. If the value of office copiers produced in 1971 was 30 percent greater than the corresponding value in
1970, what was the approximate value of office copiers produced in 1970 in million dollars?

(A) $765 (B) $995 (C) $1294 (D) $1327

20. Insurance Company X is considering issuing a new policy to cover services required by elderly people
who suffer from diseases that afflict the elderly. Premiums for the policy must below enough to
attract customers. Therefore, Company X is concerned that the income from the policies would not be
sufficient to pay for the claims that would be made. Which of the following strategies would be most
likely to minimize Company X's losses on the policies?
(A) Attracting middle-aged customers unlikely to submit claims for benefits for many years.
(B) Insuring only those individuals who did not suffer any serious diseases as children
(C) Including a greater number of services in the policy than are included in other policies of lower
cost
(D) Insuring only those individuals who were rejected by other companies for similar policies
Questions 21-22 refer to the following information:

A polling organization takes a random sample of 500 voters who voted for the mayoral election of a large
western city. The organization gathered data right after the election, as shown in the table above.
21. According to the data above, what percent of people from ages 31 to 55 voted for candidate B?
(A) 38% (B) 43% (C) 45% (D) 48%
22. The total population of individuals in the city who voted for the election was about 450,000. What is
the best estimate of the total number of votes for candidate B?
(A) 144,000 (B) 168,000 (C) 190,000 (D) 210,000
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23. In AGSD Mohali, 200 students are randomly selected from Challenger batch. 140 like to apply to US
universities, 120 like to apply to UK universities and 80 like to apply to both US and UK universities.
How many students like to apply to at least one of the country?
(A) 40 (B) 60 (C) 100 (D) 180
24. A political poll of Americans was conducted to investigate their opinions on gun control. Each person
was asked if they were in favor of gun control or not in favor of gun control – no respondents were
removed from the results. The survey found that 25% of people contacted were not in favor of gun
control laws. These results were accurate to within 3 percentage points, with 95% confidence. Which
of the following is NOT correct?
(A) The 95% confidence interval is approximately from (22% to 28%).
(B) We are 95% confident that the true proportion of people not in favor of gun control is within 3
percentage points of 25%.
(C) In approximately 95% of polls on this issue, the confidence interval will include the sample
proportion.
(D) If another poll of similar size were taken, the percentage of people IN FAVOR of gun control would
likely range from 72% to 78%.
Questions 25-26 refer to the following information:
In a survey of 250 European travelers, 93 have traveled to Africa, 155 have traveled to Asia, and of these two
groups, 70 have traveled to both continents, as illustrated in the given Venn diagram.

25. How many of the travelers surveyed have traveled to at least one of the two continents of Africa and
Asia?
(A) 108 (B) 178 (C) 248 (D) 318
26. How many of the travelers surveyed have traveled neither to Africa nor to Asia?
(A) 142 (B) 80 (C) 72 (D) 68
27. The fewer restrictions there are on the advertising of legal services, the more lawyers there are who
advertise their services and the lawyers who advertise a specific service usually charge less for that
service than lawyers who do not advertise. Therefore, if the state removes any of its current
restrictions, such as the one against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements, overall
consumer legal costs will be lower than if the state retains its current restrictions. If the statements in
the passage are true, which of the following must be true?
(A) Some lawyers who now advertise will charge more for specific services if they do not have to
specify fee arrangements in the advertisements.
(B) More consumers will use legal services if there are fewer restrictions on the advertising of legal
service.
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(C) If the restriction against advertisements that do not specify fee arrangements is removed; more
lawyers will advertise their services.
(D) If more lawyers advertise lower prices for specific services, some lawyers who do not advertise will
also charge less than they currently charge for those services.
28. A proposed ordinance requires the installation in new homes of sprinklers automatically triggered by
the presence of a fire. However, a home builder argued that because more than ninety percent of
residential fires are extinguished by a household member, residential sprinklers would only marginally
decrease property damage caused by residential fires. Which of the following, if true, would most
seriously weaken the home builder's argument?
(A)Most individuals have no formal training in how to extinguish fires.
(B) Since new homes are only a tiny percentage of available housing in the city, the new ordinance
would be extremely narrow in scope.
(C) The installation of smoke detectors in new residences costs significantly less than the installation
of sprinklers.
(D) The largest proportion of property damage that results from residential fires is caused by fires that
start when no household member is present.
29. The given table shows the distribution of a group of 40 college students by gender and class. If one
student is randomly selected from this group, find the probability that the student chosen is a female
or a sophomore?
Sophomores Juniors Seniors
Males 6 10 2
Females 10 9 3
(A) 7/10 (B) 11/20 (C) 2/5 (D) 1/4
30. Opponents of laws that require automobile drivers and passengers to wear seat belts argue that in a
free society people have the rights to take risks as long as the people do not harm other as a result of
taking the risks. As a result, they conclude that it should be each person's decision whether or not to
wear a seat belt. Which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the conclusion drawn above?
(A) Many new cars are built with seat belts that automatically fasten when someone sits in the front
seat.
(B) Automobile insurance rates for all automobile owners are higher because of the need to pay for
the increased injuries or deaths of people not wearing seat belts.
(C) Passengers in airplanes are required to wear seat belts during takeoffs and landings.
(D) The rate of automobile fatalities in states that do not have mandatory seat belt laws is greater
than the rate of fatalities in states that do have such laws

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Grid-Ins Type Questions
31. Based on the given histogram, what is the average number of hours worked by the 20 salespersons
in Company G?

32. Tony’s monthly living expenses are shown in the given pie chart. Tony’s monthly income is $1,500 and
he shares an apartment with two other people. If the rent is shared equally, what is the total cost of
the apartment?

33. Based on the given chart, what was the total number of diamond necklaces sold at those jewellery
stores for which the number of diamond necklaces sold was less than the mode but greater than the
median number of diamond necklaces sold at the 6 companies?

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34. What is the difference between the total productions of the two companies from 1997 to 2000 in
thousands?

35. In the given Pie-Graph, find the angle for sales tax? (Disregard the degree sign while gridding your
answer)

Questions 36 and 38 refer to the following information:

The given scatter plot shows the average scores of 10 golfers and their weekly practice times. The line of best
fit is also shown.

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36. What is the average score of the golfer that is farthest from the line of best fit?

37. There are two golfers whose average practice time is the same. What is the difference between their
average scores?

38. What is the median score of the 10 golfers?

Questions 39 and 40 refer to the following information:

The given table shows the frequency distribution of two lists. List A and list B, each contain 40 numbers.

39. What is the difference between the average of the numbers in list Band the average of the numbers in
list A?

40. List C contains 80 numbers: the 40 numbers in list A and the 40 numbers in list B. Let A be the average
of 80 numbers in list C and M be the median of 80 numbers in list C. What is the value of A−M?

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