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Seed Depot advertises that 86% of its flower seeds will germinate (grow). Suppose that the company’s claim is true. Judy buys a packet with 20 flower seeds from Seed Depot and plants them in her garden. Let X = the number of seeds that germinate.

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

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CCSS.HSS.MD.B.6

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.7

Put the names of all the students in your class in a hat. Mix them up, and draw four names without looking. Let Y = the number whose last names have more than six letters.

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

Exactly 10% of the students in a school are left-handed. Select students at random from the school, one at a time, until you find one who is left handed. Let V = the number of students chosen.

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

Exactly 10% of the students in a school are left-handed. Select 15 students at random from the school and define W = the number who are left-handed.

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

A National Football League kicker has made 80% of his field goal attempts in the past. This season he attempts 20 field goals. The attempts differ widely in distance, angle, wind, and so on. Let G = the number of field goals made.

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.6

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.7

A National Basketball Association player has made 80% of his free throw attempts in the past. This season he takes 150 free throws. Basketball free throws are always attempted from 15 feet away with no interference from other players. Let F = the number of free throws made.

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

We deal 7 cards from a deck, without replacement. Let H = the number of hearts.

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

Tags

CCSS.HSS.CP.A.1

A company realizes that 10% of its packages are not being sealed properly. The packages are in cases of 24. Let B = the number of packages that are not sealed properly. Quality control inspects 2 random cases per day.

• Yes

• No

• Unsure

Tags

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.6

CCSS.HSS.MD.B.7