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1. Raheem is trying to calculate the distance of his upcoming road trip from Atlanta, Georgia to Nashville,
Tennessee. The scale on his map shows that every 1 inch on the map is equal to 300 miles. On the map,
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Raheem measures the distance between Atlanta and Nashville to be 6inches. To the nearest ten miles, how
many miles will Raheem have to travel from Atlanta to Nashville during his road trip?

2. A geneticist conducts a study to investigate the prevalence of a certain genetic marker in a particular
population of United States (US) adults. During the study, the geneticist observes the genetic code of
1,000 randomly selected US adults in that population and finds that 350 of those adults have the genetic
marker. According to the results of the study, what is the ratio of observed adults with the genetic marker
to observed adults without the genetic marker?
A) 7:13
B) 13:7
C) 7:20
D) 13:20

3. A chef has a large container of olive oil. In one night, after he used 25 quarts, 35.9% of the oil
remained. How many quarts of olive oil remained in the container? (Grid In Question)

4. The table above gives the total bone area, in square centimeters, and bone mineral content, in grams
(g), of four healthy people. Bone mineral density is the unit rate of grams of bone mineral content per
square centimeter of bone area. Which person has the greatest bone mineral density, in grams per square
centimeter?
A) Person 1
B) Person 2
C) Person 3
D) Person 4
5. The scatterplot above shows the number of moose, M, estimated to be living in Minnesota from 2005 to
2012. Which of the following equations best models the population of moose in Minnesota during this
time period, where t represents the years since 2005?
A) M = 8,593 − 563t
B) M = 10,343 − 1,842t
C) M = 7,923 + 578t
D) M = 5,725 + 467t

6.

In how many of the given years was the production of fertilizers more than the average production of the
given years?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
7.

A certain store sells televisions ranging in price from $500 to $5,000 in increments of $500. The graph
above shows the total number of televisions sold at each price during the last 12 months. Approximately
how much more revenue did the store collect from the televisions it sold priced at $3,500 than it did from
the televisions it sold priced at $1,000 ?
A) 175,000
B) 250,000
C) 275,000
D) 350,000

8. In a poll of 14,697 randomly selected adults in the United States, those polled spent an average of $95
per day in November of last year, as compared with $91 per day in November two years ago. The
estimates had a margin of error of $4 at the 95% confidence level. Which of the following is a reasonable
claim to make based on this sample?
A) All adults in the United States spent between $91 and $99 daily last November.
B) 95% of adults in the United States spent between $91 and $99 daily last November.
C) It is plausible that average daily spending of adults in the United States remained the same in
November of last year as it was in November two years ago.
D) Between 91% and 99% of adults in the United States spent $4 more daily last November than in
November two years ago.

9.

The forecasted monthly sales of Always Sunny Sunscreen are presented in the figure above. For which
period are the forecasted monthly sales figures strictly decreasing then strictly increasing?
A) January to March
B) February to April
C) June to August
D) September to November

10.

The populations of five countries are shown in the graph above. If population density is defined as ratio of
the population to the area, and the area of Paraguay is 400,000 square kilometers, what is the population
density of Paraguay, in people per square kilometer?
A) 0.08
B) 0.8
C) 1.25
D) 12.5

11.

Computer production at a factory occurs during two shifts, as shown in the chart above. If computers are
produced only during the morning and afternoon shifts, on which of the following pairs of days is the
greatest total number of computers produced?
A) Monday and Thursday
B) Tuesday and Thursday
C) Wednesday and Friday
D) Tuesday and Friday
12.

Data in the graph indicate that the greatest difference between per-pound profits from fair-trade coffee
and those from regular coffee occurred during which period?
A) 2000 to 2002
B) 2002 to 2004
C) 2004 to 2005
D) 2006 to 2008

13.

Which choice is supported by the data in the first figure?

A) The number of students using public transportation is greater than the number of retirees using public
transportation
B) The number of employed people using public transportation is roughly the same as the number of
unemployed people using public transportation
C) People employed outside the home are less likely to use public transportation than are homemakers
D) Unemployed people use public transportation less often than do people employed outside the home
14.

Approximately what was the percentage growth of Pluton’s GDP from 2010 to 2011 ?
A) 4%
B) 15%
C) 25%
D) 40%

15.

The graph above illustrates the number of box tops collected by four classrooms during a school contest.
The sum of the box tops collected by the two rooms with the fewest box tops is approximately what
percent of the sum of the box tops collected by the two rooms with the most box tops?
A) 30%
B) 50%
C) 65%
D) 70%
16.

The measurements of a certain fish at different ages are given in the table above. Which of the following
graphs could represent the information in the table?

Question number 17 and 18 are based on the bar graph below.

The table above shows a cable company’s high speed internet customers in four states in 2000 and 2010.

17. The number of customers in Kentucky in 2000 was approximately what percent of the number of
customers in Ohio in 2000?
A) 15%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 30%
18. From 2000 to 2010, the total number of high speed internet customers in the four states was increased
by approximately what percent?
A) 25%
B) 33%
C) 50%
D) 58%

19.

The local humane society recently hosted a dog adoption event at 7 local pet stores. Each pet store started
and ended the day with the number of dogs shown in the table of above. The number in the “Adopted”
column is defined by the number of dogs at the start of the day minus the number of dogs at the end of the
day. What is the median of the missing values in the “Adopted” column?
A) 4
B) 7
C) 8
D) 11

20.

The table above shows approximate conversions from gallons to liters. What is the value of x ?
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21. A student looked at the graph above and determined based on the data that spending more money per
student causes the gross domestic product (GDP) to increase. Which of the following statements is true?
A) The student is correct; the data shows that increased spending on students causes an increase in the
GDP.
B) The student is incorrect; the data shows that having a higher GDP causes an increase in the amount of
money a country spends on students.
C) The student is incorrect; there is no correlation and, therefore, no causation between GDP and
expenditures on students.
D) The student is incorrect; the two variables are correlated, but changes in one do not necessarily cause
changes in the other.

22.

Mr. Juno took his driver's education class to the Department of Motor Vehicles to take their driver's
license test. The number of questions missed by each student in the class is recorded in the bar graph
above. Which of the following statements is true?
A) More than half of the students missed 5 or more questions.
B) The mean number of questions missed was between 4 and 5.
C) More students missed 3 questions than any other number of questions.
D) Thirty-six students from Mr. Juno's class took the driver's license test that day.
23.

The scatterplot above shows the relationship between the amount of time spent watching commercials
each day and the amount of money spent each week on brand name grocery products for 10 consumers.
The line of best fit for the data is also shown. Which of the following best represents the meaning of the
slope of the line of best fit in the context of this question?
(A) The predicted amount of time spent watching commercials when a person spends 0 dollars on brand
name products
(B) The predicted amount of money spent on brand name products when a person spends 0 minutes
watching commercials
(C) The predicted increase in time spent watching commercials for every dollar increase in money spent
on brand name products
(D) The predicted increase in money spent on brand name products for every one-minute increase in time
spent watching commercials

Question number 24 and 25 are based on the below information.

In a 2010 poll, surveyors asked registered voters in four different New York voting districts whether they
would consider voting to ban fracking in the state. Hydraulic fracturing, or "fracking," is a mining process
that involves splitting rocks underground to remove natural gas. According to ecologists, environmental
damage can occur as a result of fracking, including contamination of water. The results of the 2010
survey are shown in the following table.

24. According to the data, which district had the smallest percentage of voters with no opinion on
fracking?
A) District A
B) District B
C) District C
D) District D

25. A random follow-up survey was administered to 500 of the respondents in District C. They were
asked if they planned to vote in the next election. The follow-up survey results were: 218 said they
planned to vote, 174 said they did not plan to vote, and 108 said they were unsure. Based on the data from
both the initial survey and the follow-up survey, which of the following is most likely an accurate
statement?
(A) Approximately 19,000 people in District C who support a ban on fracking can be expected to vote in
the next election.
(B) Approximately 21,000 people in District C who support a ban on fracking can be expected to vote in
the next election.
(C) Approximately 43,000 people in District C who support a ban on fracking can be expected to vote in
the next election.
(D) Approximately 48,000 people in District C who support a ban on fracking can be expected to vote in
the next election.

26.

The graph shows the average cost of back surgery followed by a hospital stay in the United States. The
hospital charges for the surgery itself plus all the costs associated with recovery care for each night the
patient remains in the hospital. Based on the graph, what is the average cost per night spent in the
hospital?
A) $2,600
B) $4,000
C) $6,600
D) $8,000
27.

A total of 72 people participated in a survey about their music preferences. The results, separated by
gender, are displayed above. According to the survey, what is the probability that a male likes rap music?
A) 4/35
B) 5/36
C) 2/5
D) 2/3

28.

Emy classified her favorite paintings hanging in a museum by both size and dominant color. The results
are in the table above. Emy found that 1/4 of her favorite large paintings were blue. How many of Emy’s
favorite paintings have red as the dominant color?
A) 9
B) 19
C) 24
D) 33

29.

The graph above shows the cost of manufacturing of two products, A and B, per year. According to the
graph, during which year was the cost of manufacturing both products the same?
A) 2000
B) 2001
C) 2002
D) 2003
Question number 30 and 31 are based on the below information.

The first metacarpal bone is located in the wrist. The scatterplot below shows the relationship between the
length of the first metacarpal bone and height for 9 people. The line of best fit is also shown.

30. How many of the nine people have an actual height that differs by more than 3 centimeters from the
height predicted by the line of best fit?
A) 2
B) 4
C) 6
D) 8

31. Based on the line of best fit, what is the predicted height for someone with a first metacarpal bone that
has a length of 4.45 centimeters?
A)168
B)169
C)170
D)171

32. The table below classifies 103 elements as metal, metalloid, or nonmetal and as solid, liquid, or gas at
standard temperature and pressure.
What fraction of all solids and liquids in the table are metalloids?
A) 7/92
B) 18/92
C) 7/90
D) 77/90

33. A survey was conducted among a randomly chosen sample of U.S. citizens about U.S. voter
participation in the November 2012 presidential election. The table below displays a summary of the
survey results.

According to the table, for which age group did the greatest percentage of people report that they had
voted?
A)18- to 34-year-olds
B)35- to 54-year-olds
C)55- to 74-year-olds
D)People 75 years old and over

34. The scatterplot above shows counts of Florida manatees, a type of sea mammal, from 1991 to 2011.
Based on the line of best fit to the data shown, which of the following values is closest to the average
yearly increase in the number of manatees?
A) 0.75
B) 75
C) 150
D) 750
35.

The average (mean) number of children per family in the village is approximately
A) 2.4
B) 2.0
C) 1.8
D) 1.5

36. On a map showing only four countries, A, B, C and D, A shares a border with B and C. Country D
shares a border with B and C. But countries B and C and countries A and D do not share borders. If the
map requires different colours for countries with common borders, what is the minimum number of
colours required to complete the map?
37.

The table shows the results of a poll which asked drivers how many accidents they had had over the
previous 5 years. What is the median number of accidents per driver?
A) 1 B) 1.5 C) 2 D) 4

38.

The above chart shows monthly budget for Archer Family. What percentage of the income does the
family spend on food, including groceries and dining out?
A) $160 B) $420
C) $560 D) $580
39.
BOX TOPS COLLECTED BY CLASSROOM

The graph above illustrates the number of box tops collected by four classrooms during a school contest.
The sum of the box tops collected by the two rooms with the fewest box tops is approximately what
percent of the sum of the box tops collected by the two rooms with the most box tops?
A) 30%
B) 50%
C) 65%
D) 70%

40. The table shows the amount paid in bonuses to the employee of a certain firm.

The average bonus per employee was

A) 81
B) 91
C) 100
D) 101

Question number 41 and 42 are based on the below information.

Expenditures of a Company (in Thousands) per Annum Over the given Years.

41. What is the average amount of interest per year which the company had to pay during this period?
A) 32.43 Thousands
B) 33.72 Thousands
C) 34.18 Thousands
D) 36.66 Thousands

42. Total expenditure on all these items in 1998 was approximately what percent of the total expenditure
in 2002?
A) 62%
B) 66%
C) 69%
D) 71%