Topic Test Answers

Jamaal knows that it is certain that he will win the election because he is the only person who is running for class treasurer. Which value represents the probability that he will win the election?

Vickie conducts a survey of home builders to determine the average cost of building a new home. She samples 10 home builders who are building in the town in which she lives. Under which conditions will her sample be a representative sample? Select two options.

At Lawson Middle School, Mr. Hernandez asked 90 randomly selected students from each grade level for their favorite subject, and 28 chose social studies as their favorite. He used this data to draw the inference that out of the 250 middle school students, about 20% prefer social studies. Did he make a reasonable inference?

Which describes dependent events?

A town’s athletic league contains 18 baseball teams. The board members of the league want to survey adults attending games to determine if they believe the athletes are showing good sportsmanship. The board members attended one game and surveyed an equal number of adults supporting each of the two teams. Which best explains the validity of the results?

Kai, a seventh grader, wants to determine the average number of times the families in his neighborhood visit the pool during the summer. He samples the families of four of his classmates. Which improvements could Kai make to his sample to increase the validity of the results? Select three choices.

Viktoria knows that it is impossible to remove a red marble from her bag that has no red marbles in it. If she reaches into the bag and pulls out a marble without looking, what is the probability that the marble will be red?

The cooler at a picnic contained 4 apple juice boxes, 8 orange juice boxes, and 6 fruit punch juice boxes. A juice box is selected at random. What is the probability of the complement of choosing an orange juice box?