PROBLEM SET 8: CHARTS AND DATA
Easy
Original Price Sale Price
Store A $25 $20
Store B $20 $15
Store C $30 $25
Store D $35 $30
The chart above shows the original and sale prices of a certain
item at each of four different stores. Which of the following stores
provides a discount of 20% or more on this item?
I. Store A
II. Store B
III. Store C
A) I only
B) III only
C) I and II only
D) I and III only
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
30
20
10
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90100
Which of the following is most likely the slope of the line of best fit
for the scatterplot above?
A) –10
B) –1
C) 1
D) 10
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Questions 3 and 4 refer to the following information.
Favorite Ice Cream Flavors
Men Women Total
Chocolate 74 63 137
Vanilla 68 22 90
Strawberry 17 39 56
Cookie
51 87 138
Dough
Mint Chip 65 14 79
Total 275 225 500
The table above shows the results of a random survey of 500 men and
women. Each individual chose a flavor of ice cream that was his or her
favorite.
3
Approximately what percent of the men chose mint chip as their
favorite ice cream flavor?
A) 25%
B) 50%
C) 65%
D) 80%
4
If a woman is chosen at random, what is the probability that her
favorite ice cream flavor is strawberry?
A) 0.06
B) 0.09
C) 0.11
D) 0.17
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Medium
Bacteria Reproduction
Time Population
(in seconds) (in thousands)
t p
1 2
2 6
3 18
4 54
The table above shows the population growth of a certain bacteria
over four seconds. Which one of the following equations shows the
relationship between t and p, according to the table?
A) p = 3t
B) p = 2t 2
C) p = 2 × 3t
D) p = 2 × 3(t – 1)
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Questions 6-8 refer to the following information.
A coffee distributor randomly polled 200 employees from each of two
companies and asked each employee how many cups of coffee he or she
drinks per day. The data is shown in the table below.
Employee Coffee Survey
Number of Cups of Coffee 0 1 2 3 4
Company X 5 25 30 40 100
Company Y 20 25 35 45 75
There are 4,000 employees at Company X and 3,000 employees at
Company Y.
6
Of the employees polled at Company X, approximately what is
the average number of cups of coffee consumed per employee on a
given day?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
7
Based on the poll, the number of employees at Company Y who
drank 0 cups of coffee was what percent greater than the number
of employees at Company X who drank 0 cups of coffee?
A) 75%
B) 100%
C) 300%
D) 400%
8
What is the difference between the expected total number of
employees who drink 1 cup of coffee at Company X and the
expected total number of employees who drink 1 cup of coffee at
Company Y ?
A) 0
B) 25
C) 125
D) 1,000
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45
40
35
Veggie Pizza (dollars)
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0 5 10 15 20 25
Cheese Pizza (dollars)
The scatterplot above shows the price, in dollars, for both a cheese
pizza and a veggie pizza for ten different pizzerias. The line of best
fit is also shown. According to the line of best fit, which of the
following is closest to the predicted increase in the price of a veggie
pizza, in dollars, for every 1 dollar increase in the price of a cheese
pizza?
A) 1.5
B) 2.0
C) 2.5
D) 3.0
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Questions 10 and 11 refer to the following information.
500
450
400
Profit (in dollars)
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
0 20 40 60 80 100
Temperature (ºF)
10
The scatterplot above shows the daily profit made by a school store
from selling sweatshirts and the average daily temperature for
several days in the year 2004. The line of best fit is also shown and
has equation y = –4.1x + 446. Which of the following best explains
how the number –4.1 in the equation relates to the scatterplot?
A) For every 1° increase in average daily temperature, the school
store’s profit fell by approximately $4.10.
B) For every 1° increase in average daily temperature, the school
store’s profit increased by approximately $4.10.
C) For every 4.1° increase in average daily temperature, the school
store’s profit fell by approximately $1.00.
D) For every 4.1° increase in average daily temperature, the school
store’s profit increased by approximately $1.00.
11
In a given school week, the average daily temperature is 20°F on
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday and 30°F on Thursday and
Friday. Based on the line of best fit, what was the school store’s
approximate profit during this school week?
A) $325
B) $650
C) $1,475
D) $1,700
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