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A survey showed that 8 out of 20 homeowners in a neighborhood had cable television. If there were 320 homeowners in the neighborhood, how many could be expected to have cable television?

A deck of cards contains 12 cards with letters and 16 cards with numbers. A card is pulled from the deck at random and replaced. This process is carried out 14 times. What is a reasonable prediction for the number of times a card with a letter should be chosen?

• A. 12

• B. 10

• C. 6

• D. 2

A fair spinner is divided into sections of equal size. Each section contains the picture of a diamond, a star, or a triangle. Which statement about the result of spinning the arrow is true?

• A. It is more likely to land on a diamond than on a star

• B. It is equally likely to land on a triangle, a star, or a diamond

• C. It is 4 times as likely to land on a diamond as it is to land on a star

• D. It is less likely to land on a diamond than on a star

A garden contains 50 plants. The number of tomato plants is twice the number of bell pepper plants. The number of cucumber plants is the same as the number of watermelon plants. The remainder of the garden consists of squash plants.The circle graph shows the percentages of some of the types of plants in the garden. Which statements are true? Select THREE correct answers.

• The number of tomato plants is 16.

• The total number of cucumber and bell pepper plants is 18.

• Over 50% of the plants were tomatoes and bell peppers.

• Watermelon and cucumber plants combined are 40% of the plants.

• Cucumber plants are 26% of the plants.

A teacher has a container of paper clips. She will randomly select one paper clip from the container that has: 8 pink paper clips, 14 purple paper clips, 12 yellow paper clips, 16 blue paper clips. Which statement is true?

• The probability of selecting a purple paper clip is 3/4, and the probability of selecting a paper clip that is not purple is 1/4.

• The probability of selecting a purple paper clip is 1/4, and the probability of selecting a paper clip that is not purple is 3/4.

• The probability of selecting a purple paper clip is 18/25, and the probability of selecting a paper clip that is not purple is 7/25.

• The probability of selecting a purple paper clip is 7/25, and the probability of selecting a paper clip that is not purple is 18/25.

What is the solution to the equation 5(2w + 4) = 4(2w + 9)?

• w = 5/2

• w = 8

• w = 29/8

• w = 5

What is the probability that a customer will randomly choose a sandwich that is made using white bread, ham, and cheddar cheese?

• A) 1/2

• B) 1/3

• C) 1/6

• D) 1/12

Which statement is supported by the data in the graph?

• A) The amount of money budgeted for utilities and gasoline combined is less than the amount budgeted for the mortgage.

• B) The amount of money budgeted for the mortgage is half the amount budgeted for clothes.

• C) The amount of money budgeted for groceries and clothes combined is twice the amount budgeted for utilities.

• D) The amount of money budgeted for gasoline and clothes combined is greater than the amount budgeted for groceries.

Randomly selected students from two different colleges were surveyed about their preferred study times. The results of the survey are shown in the bar graph. Which inference about the preferred study times of all students who attend these two colleges is best supported by this information?

• There are more students who attend College X than students who attend College Y.

• The mode time preference for studying among students who attend College X is the morning.

• More students who attend College Y like to study in the evening than in the morning and afternoon combined.

• The percentage of students who prefer studying in the morning or afternoon is equal for students attending College X and College Y.

A fair die is rolled. What is the probability of rolling a number greater than 4?