Problem-Solving and Data Analysis

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Mar 27, 2024

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The density of a certain type of wood is 353 kilograms per cubic meter. A sample of this type of wood is in the shape of a cube and has a mass of 345 kilograms. To the nearest hundredth of a meter, what is the length of one edge of this sample?

Difficulty: Hard

0.98

0.99

1.01

1.02

From a population of 50,000 people, 1,000 were chosen at random and surveyed about a proposed piece of legislation. Based on the survey, it is estimated that 35% of people in the population support the legislation, with an associated margin of error of 3%. Based on these results, which of the following is a plausible value for the total number of people in the population who support the proposed legislation?

Difficulty: Medium

350

650

16,750

31,750

$$6, 6, 8, 8, 8, 10, 21$$ Which of the following lists represents a data set that has the same median as the data set shown?

Difficulty: Easy

4, 6, 6, 6, 8, 8

6, 6, 8, 8, 10, 10

6, 8, 10, 10, 10, 12

8, 8, 10, 10, 21, 21