Name _________________________________ Period _______ Date _____________

2013 Spring Semester Exam Review #4

Work must be shown to receive credit. Calculators are not allowed. You may use your notes.

1. The number of minutes it took Richey to get to work each day last week is given in the table.
Day of Week Minutes
Monday 52
Tuesday 52
Wednesday 55
Thursday 55
Friday 48
Richey determined that it takes him 52 minutes to get to work. Which measure of data was he using
when he determined the amount of time it takes him to get to work? Show your work!


A. the mean
B. the mode
C. the median
D. the range


2. A square has its dimensions changed proportionally using a scale factor of 5. If the new area is 225
square inches, what was the area of the original square?

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3. If Luis tosses a nickel, a dime, two pennies and a quarter, what is the probability all the coins will land
tails up?

_____________
(Fraction in simplest form)




4. Rosalie placed 15 red counters and 10 counters of other colors in a bag. She plans to draw a counter
from the bag, record its color, and place the counter back in the bag before drawing again. If she does
this 60 times, how many times should she expect to draw a red counter?

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5. The distribution of players for 3 softball teams is shown in the table below. The coach will choose the
batting order at random for Team A. What is the probability that the first two hitters will be girls?
Team Number of
Girls
Number of
Boys
A 8 4
B 7 5
C 6 4


_____________
(Fraction in simplest form)


6. What is the value of y when x= (-
2
3
) in the equation 4x 2y = 8?

_____________


7. A survey was taken to see how many TVs students have
at home. What is the mode of the data collected in the
survey?
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8. A seamstress bought 5
3
4
yards of red silk fabric. She used 2 feet of the fabric to make a purse and 2
5
6

yards of the fabric to make a matching belt. How many yards of the fabric did she have left?


____________


9. Based on the bar graph shown here, which of the following
conclusions is true?

A. Everyone ran faster than 6 meters per second.

B. The best possible rate for the 100-meter dash is 5 meters
per second.

C. The first-place runner was four times as fast as the fourth-
place runner.

D. The second-place and third-place runners were closest in
time to one another.
Number of TVs
Number of
Students
0 1
1 5
2 12
3 5
4 6
5 1

10 The line segment on the graph shows the altitude of a landing airplane from the time its
wheels are lowered to the time it touches the ground. Which of the following best
describes the slope of the line segment?

F The plane descends about 1 foot per 8 seconds.
G The plane descends about 8 feet per second.
H The plane descends about 1 foot per 2 seconds.
J The plane descends about 2 feet per second.


11 Ethel has the volume on her iPod turned up. When her telephone rings, she turns the volume down.
After she gets off the phone, she returns the volume to its previous level. Identify which graph shows
the volume of Ethels iPod during this time.








12 The water level in a creek was at a maximum height after a heavy rain. The water level
in the creek receded at a constant rate for several hours until it leveled off to its regular
height. Which of the following graphs best represents this information?


13 Some teachers and students went to an outdoor concert. The cost of admission for the
group is given by 6t + 3.50s, where t is the number of teachers and s is the number of
students. What was the total cost of admission for 12 teachers and 55 students?
F $76.50
G $264.50
H $318.25
J Not Here




14 The graph below represents Cheyennes bicycle trip from her house to a friends house.

On which segment of the graph does it appear that Cheyenne was riding her bicycle at the
slowest pace?
A r
B s
C t
D u

15. Solve the following equation.

3
5
7 = 4
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16 Jerome received a gift card for $20 worth of video rentals from a video store. If the cost
of renting a video is $2.50, which table best describes b, the balance remaining on the gift
card after he rents n videos?




17. Solve the following equation.

8x + 3 6x +17 = 42 __________






18 The table below shows various values for x and y.

Which equation best describes the relationship between x and y?
F y = -3x + 5
G y = -5x 7
H y = -x + 17
J y = 3x + 41

19 To buy a membership at a recreation center, people must pay a one-time registration fee
plus a regular monthly fee. The table below shows the total amount a person pays,
including the registration fee, for different numbers of months of membership.


According to the information in the table, which of the following statements is true?
F The monthly fee is $50.
G The monthly fee is $37.50.
H The registration fee is $75.
J The registration fee is $50.

20 In many parades, flowers are used to decorate the floats. The table below shows the
number of flowers used in each row of a parade float.

Which equation best describes these data?
F n = 2r + 52
G n = r + 54
H n = 4r + 50
J n = 4r + 54
21 Examine the graph below.




Which function models the data shown in the graph?

A y = x + 1
B y = 1.5x + 1
C y = 1.5x + 1.5
D y = x + 1.5