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Which explains whether or not Merrida has described a proportional relationship, and why?

A
Merrida has described a proportional relationship. It is linear and does not pass through the origin.
B
Merrida has not described a proportional relationship. It is not linear and does not pass through the origin.
C
Merrida has described a proportional relationship. It is linear and the line passes through the origin.
D
Merrida has not described a proportional relationship. Although it passes through the origin, it is not a linear relationship.
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One-half of cars travel at which speeds?

A
between 120 and 170 mph in race A; between 125 and 165 mph in race B
B
between 120 and 153 mph in race A; between 125 and 145 mph in race B
C
between 165 and 170 mph in race A; between 150 and 165 mph in race B
D
between 120 and 143 mph in race A; between 125 and 140 mph in race B
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Which event has a probability other than 1 half ?

A
flipping a coin with the result of tails
B
choosing a red card from a standard deck of cards (a standard deck has 52 cards 26 of which are red)
C
rolling an even number on a number cube that is numbered from 1 to 6
D
choosing a vowel from a bag of tiles that contains one of each letter of the alphabet
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What is the product of 3 fourths and negative 6 sevenths ?

A
negative 7 eighths
B
negative 9 over 14
C
9 over 14
D
7 eighths
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The Nash family spent a total of 240 dollars on a hotel room for 3 nights. Which equation can be used to find c , the average cost per night for the hotel room?

A
240 times 3 is equal to c
B
240 divided by 3 is equal to c
C
c divided by 240 is equal to 3
D
c times 240 is equal to 3
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Which value cannot represent the probability of an event occurring?

A
62 point 5 percent
B
0 point 0 1
C
2 over 85
D
1 point 1
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Kristin wants to ask the managers of the fast food restaurants in a large city “How do you retain employees?” What condition must be true to justify surveying only a sample of the managers instead of surveying the entire population of managers?

A
The population is diverse.
B
The population is expensive and time-consuming to survey.
C
The population is not the target of the survey question.
D
The population is small.
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Kiesha’s quality-control manager told her she must have 97 percent of her clocks functioning properly. She found a report that said 6 out of 300 clocks tested were not working properly. Kiesha predicts that she will have enough working clocks to please the manager. Which statements are true about Kiesha’s prediction? Choose three correct answers.

A
Kiesha’s experimental probability is 1 over 30 .
B
When the inventory is 4000 clocks, the prediction is that 3920 clocks will work.
C
Kiesha will not meet 97 percent because more than 3 percent of her clocks will be broken.
D
Kiesha’s experimental probability is 1 over 50 .
E
Kiesha will have more than 97 percent of the products working.
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Mika taught her sister the steps for dividing a decimal by a decimal. Which instructions are correct?

A
1. Multiply the dividend by a multiple of 10 to create an integer. 2. Multiply the divisor by the same multiple of 10 as step 1. 3. Divide, and apply the rules for dividing signed numbers.
B
1. Divide the dividend by a multiple of 10 to create an integer. 2. Divide the divisor by the same multiple of 10 as step 1. 3. Divide, and apply the rules for dividing signed numbers.
C
1. Divide the divisor by a multiple of 10 to create an integer divisor. 2. Divide the dividend by the same multiple of 10 as step 1. 3. Divide, and apply the rules for dividing signed numbers.
D
1. Multiply the divisor by a multiple of 10 to create an integer divisor. 2. Multiply the dividend by the same multiple of 10 as step 1. 3. Divide, and apply the rules for dividing signed numbers.

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