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The mean shoe size of the students in a math class is 7.5. Most of the shoe sizes fall within 1 standard deviation, or between a size 6 and a size 9.

A
1.5
B
2.7
C
3.0
D
3.8
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The graph represents the distribution of the lengths of play times, in minutes, for songs played by a radio station over one hour.

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A
Most of the songs were between 3 minutes and 3.8 minutes long.
B
Most of the songs were 3.4 minutes long.
C
Most of the songs were less than 3.2 minutes long.
D
Most of the songs were more than 3.6 minutes long.
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Which statements are true about a histogram with one-minute increments representing the data? Select three options.

A
A histogram will show that the mean time is approximately equal to the median time of 7.5 minutes.
B
The histogram will have a shape that is left-skewed.
C
The histogram will show that the mean time is greater than the median time of 7.4 minutes.
D
The shape of the histogram can be approximated with a normal curve.
E
The histogram will show that most of the data is centered between 6 minutes and 9 minutes.
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A school creates a histogram representing the individual travel times for students riding the bus to school. The histogram is right-skewed, and the mean time is 25 minutes.

A
The median time is less than 25 minutes.
B
The median time is exactly equal to 25 minutes.
C
The median time is approximately equal to 25 minutes.
D
The median time is greater than 25 minutes.
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The histogram shows the weekly rates charged by different daycares for a 2-year-old child.

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A
left-skewed
B
right-skewed
C
nearly symmetrical
D
primarily asymmetrical
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Which weights are within 2 standard deviations of the mean? Select three options.

A
8.4 lbs
B
8.9 lbs
C
9.5 lbs
D
10.4 lbs
E
10.9 lbs
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The students in Marly’s math class recorded the dimensions of their bedrooms in a frequency table.

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A
The histogram is right-skewed, so the mean is less than the median.
B
The histogram is right-skewed, so the mean is greater than the median.
C
The histogram is left-skewed, so the mean is less than the median.
D
The histogram is left-skewed, so the mean is greater than the median.
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The graph shows a distribution of data.

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A
0.5
B
1.5
C
2.0
D
2.5
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Raquel and Van live in two different cities. As part of a project, they each record the lowest prices for a gallon of gas at gas stations around their cities on the same day. Raquel’s data show and . Van’s data show and .Which statement is true about their gas-price data?

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A
Raquel’s data are most likely closer to $3.42 than Van’s data are to $3.78.
B
Van’s data are most likely closer to $3.42 than Raquel’s data are to $3.78.
C
Raquel’s data are most likely closer to $3.78 than Van’s data are to $3.42.
D
Van’s data are most likely closer to $3.78 than Raquel’s data are to $3.42.
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Grace is looking at a report of her monthly cell-phone usage for the last year to determine if she needs to upgrade her plan. The list represents the approximate number of megabytes of data Grace used each month.700, 735, 680, 890, 755, 740, 670, 785, 805, 1050, 820, 750

A
65
B
75
C
100
D
130

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