HSPA Math Macro 3b:
Statistical distributions in real-world
situations
Sample Multiple-choice
Items
The 315 members of the Smithfield High School
Sophomore class voted to see what kinds of movies the class liked.
Their results are below. If they had an "Action Movie Night"
fundraiser and sell tickets for $4 each, approximately how much
money should they expect to raise? Assume that students who like
the type of movie will be the only ones in attendance.
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$152.00 |
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$1260.00 |
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$480.00 |
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$580.00 |
David is on the school's track team.
This season, he has run the 400m sprint in the following times:
51.5s, 50.7s, 50.5s, 50.7s, 51.0s, and 50.0s. The coach is deciding
who is going to run on the state 4 x 400 relay team. What are David's
mean, median, and mode so far this season?
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mean- 50.73, median- 50.0, mode- 51.5 |
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mean- 50.73, median- 50.7, mode- 50.0 |
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mean- 1.5, median- 50.7, mode- 50.7 |
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mean 50.73, median- 50.7, mode- 50.7 |
Which of the following is the most appropriate
time to use a scatterplot?
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A scientist measures the amount of bacteria
in a petri dish over a period of time to determine the usefulness
of a new medicine. |
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The CEO of a large company wants to track
his company's financial gains over a 10 year period. |
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The US Census wants to find the best
way to demonstrate to the public the percentage of US households
that own 2 cars. |
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Two long-time friends have challenged
each other to a public fund-raising campaign for the homeless
and want to show supporters how well they are doing in their
efforts. |
A liquid substance in a science experiment
doubles in volume every two minutes. The experiment begins at 1:00PM
with a small amount of the substance being placed in a large beaker.
At 2:00PM the container is full. At what time was the container
one-eighth filled?
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1:23PM |
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1:34PM |
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1:45PM |
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1:54PM |
In the following equation C
represents total car rental fee and d
represents days rented. What is the slope
(m) of this equation?
C = 15d
+ 20
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m = 5 |
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m = 15 |
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m = 20 |
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m = 35 |
A study recently resulted in the results
shown below. Based on the data for the chart below, which choice
would best help predict a reading ability at a certain age?
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