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Developmental Mathematics 3rd Edition Martin Gay Test Bank 1
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
The following pictograph shows the number of bicyclists who participated in the Labor Day weekend bicycle race
for the years 2003-2009. Use the graph to answer the question.
1) In what year did the greatest number of cyclists participate?
A) 1996 B) 2009 C) 1997 D) 2007
Answer: B
2) What was the greatest number of cyclists to participate in any one year?
A) 50 cyclists B) 100 cyclists C) 20 cyclists D) 120 cyclists
Answer: D
4) Approximate the total number of cyclists who participated in 2005 and 2006.
A) 160 cyclists B) 140 cyclists C) 130 cyclists D) 150 cyclists
Answer: D
6) In what years was there a decline in the number of cyclists who participated in the race?
A) 2004, 2006 B) 2005, 2008, 2009
C) 2004, 2006, 2007 D) 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
Answer: C
7) In what years was there an increase in the number of cyclists who participated in the race?
A) 2004, 2005, 2009 B) 2005, 2008, 2009 C) 2003, 2005, 2009 D) 2004, 2006, 2007
Answer: B
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8) What was the increase in the number of participants from 2004 to 2005?
A) 40 cyclists B) 45 cyclists C) 35 cyclists D) 30
cyclists
Answer: C
The bar graph shows the number of tickets sold each week by the garden club for their annual flower
show.
10) During which week was the fewest number of tickets sold?
A) week 6 B) week 2 C) week 4 D) week 5
Answer: B
13) How many more tickets were sold during week 6 than week 2?
A) 8 tickets B) 30 tickets C) 18 tickets D) 13 tickets
Answer: A
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Answer: D
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The bar graph shows the expenditures of one city government in a recent year.
15) Name the agency with the smallest spending and estimate this value.
A) Human Resources; $24.2 million B) Health; $5.4 million
C) Environment; $3.2 million D) All Other Agencies; $8.2 million
Answer: C
16) Name the agency whose spending is between $3 million and $4 million and estimate its value.
A) Environment; $3.2 million B) Fire; $3.2 million
C) Environment; $4.3 million D) Fire; $4.3 million
Answer: A
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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Use the information given to draw a vertical bar graph. Clearly label the bars on the graph shown below.
18) Entree Choices of Customers During One Week
Entree Number of
Grilled Customers
35
Salmon Salad
Chicken 40
Beef Stew 30
Ham Pie 45
Bacon Burger 38
Cheese Pizza 22
Answer:
Entree Choices of Customers During One Week
40
30
20
10
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19) Visitors of Jazz Festival
Answer:
Visitors of Jazz Festival
25
20
15
10
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
The histogram shows the scores of each participant in a game from a total of 100 participants.
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Answer: A
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22) How many more participants scored 80-99 than 20-39?
A) 32 participants B) 4 participants C) 13 participants D) 16 participants
Answer: B
23) What is the ratio of participants who score 20-39 to the total number of participants?
1 19 3 25
A) B) C) D)
4 50 25 3
Answer: C
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
The list shows the scores for a basketball team. Use the list to complete the frequency distribution table and
construct a histogram.
24) 40 31 35 28 19
17 26 33 31 30
28 29 29 26 27
Answer:
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Twenty teenagers were asked to give their current savings account balances. Use the balances shown in the
list to
complete the frequency distribution table and construct a histogram.
25) 499 1400 678 3123 3009
2299 692 2890 2159 1004
1234 900 2148 2377 2780
2550 1850 1049 1750 2289
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Answer:
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question. The line graph shows the recorded hourly temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit at an airport.
29) During which hour did the temperature increase the most?
A) 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. B) 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. C) 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. D) 10 a.m. to 11
a.m.
Answer: D
31) During which two hour period did the temperature increase the most?
A) 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. B) 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. C) 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. D) 10 a.m. to 12
p.m.
Answer: C
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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the
question. The double-line graph shows temperature highs and lows for a week.
33) On what day of the week was the difference between the high temperature and the low temperature the least?
What was this difference in temperature?
Answer: Friday; 3°F
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
The circle graph shows the results of the student council presidential election. The complete circular area represents
100%
of the votes.
34)
Student Council President
Matt
22%
Ann
36% Jim
18%
Ben
24%
The circle graph shows what percent of the vote each person
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35)
Student Council President
Ted
22%
Ben
32% Gina
19%
Matt
27%
Matt
20%
Ted
34% Ann
14%
Ming
32%
The circle graph shows what percent of the vote each person
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37)
Student Council President
Gina
25%
Ming
29% Ann
20%
Ted
26%
The circle graph shows what percent of the vote each person
38)
Student Council President
Matt
20%
Ming
34% Lili
14%
Ben
32%
The circle graph shows what percent of the vote each person
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39)
Student Council President
Ming
22%
Ted
32% Ben
19%
Gina
27%
The circle graph shows what percent of the vote each person
Ben
22%
Ming
35% Matt
17%
Gina
26%
The circle graph shows what percent of the vote each person
received. What percent of the votes did Matt and Ben receive
together?
A) 17% B) 61% C) 39% D) 22%
Answer: C
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41)
Student Council President
Ben
25%
Claire
32% John
15%
Jason
28%
The circle graph shows what percent of the vote each person
Ming
25%
Jim
32% Ben
15%
Lili
28%
The circle graph shows what percent of the vote each person
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43)
Student Council President
Matt
25%
Ted
29% Jim
20%
Ben
26%
The circle graph shows what percent of the vote each person
received. How many people voted for someone other than Ben?
A) 525 B) 560 C) 182 D) 518
Answer: D
The circle graph summarizes the results of a survey of the favorite movie category chosen by a group of adults.
SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Fill in the table. Round to the nearest degree. Then draw a circle graph to represent the information given in the
table.
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46)
Shares of Stock Owned by an Investor
Type of Stock Percent of Shares Degrees in sector
Company A 40%
Company B 24%
CompanyC 36%
Answer:
Shares of Stock Owned by an Investor
Type of Stock Percent of Shares Degrees in sector
Company A 40% 144 ∘
Company B 24% 86∘
CompanyC 36% 130 ∘
47)
Favorite Sports Among a Group of
Students Sports Percent Degrees in
Sector Baseball 15%
Football 10%
Basketball 57%
Soccer 12%
Others 6%
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Answer:
Favorite Sports Among a Group of Students
Sports Percent Degrees in
Baseball 15% Sector 54°
Football 10% 36°
Basketball 57% 205°
Soccer 12% 43°
Others 6% 22°
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
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51) 18, 14, 8, 14, 8, 4, 4
A) 11.7 B) 11.5 C) 9.5 D) 10
Answer: D
62) 1.5, 0.5, 0.7, 1.5, 0.3, 1.7, 0.3, 1.8, 2.2
A) 1.1 B) 1.2 C) 1.5 D) 0.8
Answer: C
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Find the mode or modes (if
any).
63) 5, 9, 18, 3, 2, 8, 96, 1, 4, 16
A) 15.6 B) 8 C) 9 D) no mode
Answer: D
68) 1.5, 0.5, 0.7, 1.5, 0.3, 1.7, 0.3, 1.8, 2.2
A) 1.5 B) 0.3 C) 1.2 D) 0.3 and 1.5
Answer: D
70) The following test scores were recorded for a student: 100, 95, 93, 89, 95, 81, 91. Find the mean, median,
and mode.
A) mean: 92 median: 93 mode: 95 B) mean: 93 median: 92 mode: 100
C) mean: 93 median: 89 mode: 95 D) mean: 92 median: 89 mode: 100
Answer: A
71) The following test scores were recorded for a student: 80, 72, 68, 68, 80, 82. Find the mean, median, and
mode.
A) mean: 76 median: 76 mode: 68 B) mean: 75 median: 68 mode: 82
C) mean: 75 median: 76 mode: 68 and 80 D) mean: 76 median: 75 mode: 80
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Answer: C
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72) The following test scores were recorded for a student: 71, 68, 66, 65, 74, 70. Find the mean, median, and
mode.
A) mean: 69 median: 65 mode: 74 B) mean: 68 median: none mode:
C) mean: 70 median: none mode: 74 D) mean: 69 median: 69 mode:
none
Answer: D none
73) The following test scores were recorded for a student: 98, 55, 96, 55, 81. Find the mean, median, and
mode.
A) mean: 77 median: 81 mode: 98 B) mean: 77 median: 81 mode: 55
C) mean: 96.3 median: 88.5 mode: 55 D) mean: 82.5 median: 96 mode: 98
Answer: B
81) If a single die is tossed once, find the probability of the following event.
A7
20
7
A) 7 B) C) 1 D) 0
6
Answer: D
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82) If a single die is tossed once, find the probability of the following event.
A 6 or a 1
1 1 1
A) B) C) 7 D)
3 6 2
Answer: A
83) If a single die is tossed once, find the probability of the following event.
A 1 or a 4 or a 3
1 1 1
A) B) C) 8 D)
6 2 3
Answer: B
84) If a single die is tossed once, find the probability of the following event.
An even number.
1 1 1
A) B) C) D) 3
3 6 2
Answer: C
85) If a single die is rolled, find the probability of the following event.
A number less than 2?
1 1 5 1
A) B) C) D)
3 6 6 9
Answer: B
86) Two dice are tossed. What is the probability the sum of the two numbers on the die will be 4?
2 11 1
A) B) C) 3 D)
3 12 12
Answer: D
87) Two dice are rolled. What is the probability that the sum of the two numbers on the dice will be greater than
9?
1 1 1
A) B) C) D) 6
4 6 12
Answer: B
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90) A bag contains 8 red marbles, 3 blue marbles, and 1 green marble. What is the probability of choosing a
marble that is not blue when one marble is drawn from the bag?
3 4 1
A) B) 9 C) D)
4 3 4
Answer: A
91) A bag contains 4 red marbles, 8 blue marbles, 7 yellow marbles, and 6 green marbles. What is the probability
of
choosing a yellow or green marble when one marble is drawn?
1 6 13 7
A) B) C) D)
2 25 25 25
Answer: C
92) A bag contains 13 balls numbered 1 through 13. What is the probability of selecting a ball that has an even
number when one ball is drawn from the bag?
2 13 6
A) B) 6 C) D)
13 6 13
Answer: D
93) A bag contains 27 balls numbered 1 through 27. What is the probability of choosing a ball numbered 28?
1
A) 1 B) 27 C) 0 D)
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Answer: C
Solve.
94) A new drug is being tested that is supposed to lower cholesterol. This drug was given to 300 people
and the results are below.
114 40 146
If a person is testing this drug, what is the probability that their cholesterol will be higher?
2 31 77 13
A) B) C) D)
15 50 150 15
Answer: A
A deck of cards contains 52 cards. These cards consist of four suits (hearts, spades, clubs, and diamonds) of each of
the
following: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, jack, queen, king, and ace. If a card is chosen from a deck of cards, find the
probability of each event.
95) Selecting an ace
4 9 e ting the 10 of
A)
13 6 l hearts
Answer: D ) e
S c
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4 12 1 1
A) B) C) D)
13 13 52 13
Answer: C
1 1 1
B) C) D)
13 52 26
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Fill in the blank with one of the words or phrases listed below.
sumofitems
98) The of a set of number items is .
number of items
A) mean B) probability C) median D) mode
Answer: A
100) A(n) is a graph in which pictures or symbols are used to visually present data.
A) class interval B) pictograph C) tree diagram D) histogram
Answer: B
101) The of a set of numbers is the number that occurs the most often.
A) probability B) mode C) mean D) median
Answer: B
102) A(n) graph displays information with a line that connects data points.
A) line B) probability C) bar D) circle
Answer: A
105) A(n) is an activity being considered, such as tossing a coin or rolling a die.
A) tree diagram B) pictogram C) mode D) experiment
Answer: D
106) In a(n) graph, each section (shaped like a piece of pie) shows a category and the relative size of
the category.
A) circle B) bar C) probability D) line
Answer: A
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numberofwaysthateventcanoccur
107) The of an event is .
number of possible outcomes
A) mean B) mode C) median D) probability
Answer: D
108) A(n) is a special bar graph in which the width of each bar represents a(n) and
the height of each bar represents the .
A) pictogram, class frequency, class interval B) pictogram, class interval, class
frequency
C) histogram, class interval, class frequency D) histogram, class frequency, class
interval
Answer: C
The pictograph shows the number of bicycles sold at Mountain Biking Mania for a 7-week period.
110) During which week was the least number of bicycles sold? How many bicycles were sold that week?
A) week 7; 120 bicycles B) week 5; 20 bicycles
C) week 3; 100 bicycles D) week 4; 50 bicycles
Answer: B
111) What was the total number of bicycles sold in this 7-week period?
A) 535 bicycles B) 530 bicycles C) 545 bicycles D) 520 bicycles
Answer: B
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The bar graph shows the number of students who flunk Dr. Jones' class each
year.
112) During which year(s) did Dr. Jones' have more than 8 students flunk his class?
A) 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 B) 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
C) 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002 D) 1996, 1998, 1999
Answer: B
113) During which year did Dr. Jones' have the fewest number of students flunk his class? How many
students flunked during that year?
A) 2005, 3 students B) 1997, 2 students C) 2005, 2 students D) 1999, 16
students
Answer: B
114) During which year(s) did exactly 4 students flunk Dr. Jones' class?
A) 1993, 2003 B) 2003 C) 1993 D) 1993, 2001
Answer: A
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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Use the information given to draw a vertical bar graph. Clearly label the bars on the graph shown below.
115) Visitors of Jazz Festival
Answer:
Visitors of Jazz Festival
25
20
15
10
5
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question. The line graph shows the recorded hourly temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit at an airport.
117) During which hours shown was the temperature greater than 76°F?
A) 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. B) 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. C) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. D) 11 a.m. to 3
p.m.
Answer: D
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The following circle graph displays Chris and Mary Smith's monthly $2900 family budget. Use the circle graph to
answer the question.
119) What is the ratio of money spent on miscellaneous to the total amount of the monthly budget?
29 2 29 3
A) B) C) D)
2 29 3 29
Answer: D
120) What is the ratio of money spent on food to money spent on utilities?
5 8 8 11
A) B) C) D)
8 5 11 8
Answer: B
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The circle graph shows the results of the student council presidential election. The complete circular area
represents
100% of the votes.
121)
Student Council President
Ben
20%
Ted
34% Ming
14%
Gina
32%
The circle graph shows what percent of the vote each person
received. If 600 total votes were cast, how many votes did Ted get?
A) 192 B) 204 C) 84 D) 120
Answer: B
The circle graph summarizes the results of a survey of the favorite movie category chosen by a group of adults.
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A new car dealership has taken an inventory of the vehicles it has in stock. Below is a histogram indicating the
number of vehicles in stock in certain price ranges. Use the histogram to answer the question.
123) How many vehicles in stock are priced between $14,000 and $20,999?
A) 5 vehicles B) 15 vehicles C) 3 vehicles D) 10 vehicles
Answer: B
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SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Twenty teenagers were asked to give their current savings account balances. Use the balances shown in the
list to complete the frequency distribution table.
125) 345 1382 591 3265 3123
2399 678 2999 2299 1400
1004 692 2159 2148 2890
2780 1999 1234 1850 2377
Answer:
Twenty teenagers were asked to give their current savings account balances. Use the balances shown in the
list to complete the frequency distribution table and construct a histogram.
126) 150 1080 960 3022 3499
2001 880 2650 2118 1250
1499 560 2499 2399 2500
2789 1620 1382 1810 2299
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Answer:
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the
question. Find the mean, median, and mode of the list of numbers. If necessary, round to the nearest
tenth.
127) 100, 67, 84, 67,
81
A) mean: 99.8 median: 82.5 mode: 67 B) mean: 83 median: 84 mode: 100
C) mean: 79.8 median: 81 mode: 67 D) mean: 79.8 median: 81 mode: 100
Answer: C
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128) 90, 82, 78, 78, 90, 92
A) mean: 86 median: 86 mode: 78 B) mean: 85 median: 78 mode: 92
C) mean: 85 median: 86 mode: 78 and 90 D) mean: 86 median: 85 mode: 90
Answer: C
Find the grade point average. If necessary, round to the nearest hundredth.
129)
Grade Credit Hours
A 2
C 1
D 1
F 2
C 2
A) 8 B) 1.88 C) 1.8 D) 1.6
Answer: B
Draw a tree diagram for the experiment to find the number of outcomes.
130) Spinning the spinner twice
Suppose that the numbers 1 through 10 are each written on a scrap of paper and placed in a bag. You then
select one number from the bag.
132) What is the probability of choosing a 9 from the bag?
1 9 1
A) B) 1 C) D)
10 10 9
Answer: A
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