Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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What is the mean of the following set of data?
9, 25, 1, 5, 21, 21, 4,
14
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The table shows the time spent surfing the Internet in one week for several
students. Organize the data and find the mean, median, and mode. Student | Time on the Internet (min) | | J.K. | 67 | | T.L.R. | 123 | | B.D. | 57 | | C.H.W. | 13 | | T.W. | 170 | | F.P. | 43 | | L.G. | 59 | | |
a. | mean = 76, median = 59, no mode | c. | mean = 59, median = 74, no
mode | b. | mean = 61, median = 76, mode = 59 | d. | mean = 74, median = 59, no
mode |
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Find the mean, median, and mode of the set of data below.
5, 8, 13, 9, 5, 6,
11, 2, 4
Which statement is false?
a. | The mode is 5. | c. | The median is 5. | b. | The mean is 7. | d. | none of these |
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The price of a dozen roses usually increases around Valentine’s Day. The
chart below shows the price of a dozen roses at one florist’s shop in various months of the
year. Find the mean, median, and mode for the prices. | Month | $ Dozen
Roses | | February | $44.50 | | April | $34.00 | | June | $23.75 | | August | $27.50 | | October | $31.50 | | December | $39.75 | | |
a. | mean = $34.00, median = $31.50, mode = $23.75 | b. | mean = $32.75,
median = $25.63, mode = $44.50 | c. | mean = $32.75, median = $31.50, no
mode | d. | mean = $33.50, median = $32.75, no mode |
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It is estimated that over two-thirds of American households have a collection of
pennies. In a random poll, 10 people were asked how many pennies they had in their penny collection.
The list below shows the amount of pennies people had in their collections: | 350 | 2500 | 825 | 200 | 1500 | | 200 | 1000 | 750 | 50 | 250 | | | | | |
Find the mean, median, and mode of the data.
Which statement is true? a. | The mode is 250. | c. | The mean is 762.50. | b. | The median is 750. | d. | none of these |
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Find the mean, median, and mode of the set of data below.
6, 13, 23, 17, 19,
11, 3, 20, 15, 7, 22, 11, 15
a. | mean = 14, median = 15, mode = 11, 15 | b. | mean = 14, median = 14, mode =
11 | c. | mean = 15, median = 15, mode = 15 | d. | none of these |
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What is the median of the following set of data?
24, 20, 25, 7, 12, 25, 8,
27, 28
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What is the mode of the following set of data?
6, 14, 5, 5, 11, 7, 2, 5, 4,
10
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Find the range of the data.
22, 13, 16, 25, 1
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Which set of data was used to make the stem-and-leaf plot? a. | 14, 245, 36 | c. | 14, 24 25, 36 | b. | 4, 4, 5, 6 | d. | 1.4, 2.4, 2.5,
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Find the mode of these data: 7, 5, 5, 3, 9, 8, 9, 4, 9.
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Find the mean of these data: 95.2, 94.8, 91.8, 97.8, 92.4, 88.4, 103.9.
a. | 97.8 | c. | 94.9 | b. | 94.8 | d. | no mean |
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If all the numbers in a set of data occur the same number of times, then the set
has no
a. | mean | c. | median | b. | mode | d. | central density |
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Short Answer
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Find the mean of the data to the nearest hundredth.
34, 19, 28, 33, 11, 4,
27, 13, 25
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The price of a small soft drink varies considerably depending on where you buy
it. The chart shows the cost of a small soft drink at different restaurants, food marts, and deli
shops. Find the mean, median, and mode for the prices listed in the chart. Place | Price of Soft Drink | A | $0.79 | B | $0.59 | C | $0.95 | D | $1.75 | E | $1.25 | F | $1.00 | G | $0.79 | H | $1.20 | | |
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Find the mean, median, and mode for the set of data.
2.1
6.7 4.7 3.8 8.9 3.9 5.1
4.0
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Find the mean, median, and mode for the set of data.
4, 8, 1, 6, 9, 3, 3, 2,
4, 1, 5, 4, 1, 8, 4
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The cost of a doctor’s visit varies from state to state. Data for several
states is given below. Find the mean, median, and mode for the data. | NY $68 | IA $45 | CA $63 | IL $57 | ME $58 | | NH $47 | KY $46 | OR $62 | NJ $55 | | | | | | |
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The chart lists the public high school graduation rates for last year. Find the
mean, median, and mode for the data. | State | Rate (%) | | Oregon | 71.6 | | Pennsylvania | 87.5 | | Rhode Island | 73.6 | | South Carolina | 61.4 | | Tennessee | 67.8 | | Texas | 65.9 | | |
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Find the median of the data.
5, 9, 10, 21, 25, 4, 1, 23, 29
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Find the mode of the data.
11, 13, 12, 21, 1, 14, 6, 21, 5, 21
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Find the range of the data.
47, 41, 36, 39, 40, 39, 39, 35, 43, 49
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