CATEGORY 4 SPRING INTERIM 2025

Kendra has $14,000 in a college savings account. Tuition for her first year of college will cost $12,000, and for her second year the cost of tuition will increase to $13,200. Kendra plans to save $400 each month. How long will Kendra need to save until she has enough to pay for the first two years of tuition?

• 63 months

• 28 months

• 35 months

• 30 months

Mr. Amir plans to deposit $8,000 in an investment account.

*Investment P pays 4.25% simple interest.

*Investment Q pays 3.95% interest compounded annually.

He will not make any additional deposits or withdrawals. Which investment will have paid more in interest after 5 years and by how much?

Investment​ ​ (a)   will have paid​ ​ (b)   more in interest after 5 years.

• Q
• $9.85
• P
• $1,700
• $1709.85
• $8,000

Based on the scatterplot, which is the best prediction of the value of x when y is 14?

• 9.5

• 14

• 11

• 13.5

The list shows the number of points scored in a game by each of the 10 members of a basketball team. 40,

0, 7, 1, 4, 1, 8, 9, 10, 0

Which statement correctly describes the mean absolute deviation for this data set?

• The difference between the mean of the data set and the greatest number of points scored is 40 points.

• The average difference between each data point and the mean of the data set is 8 points.

• The difference between the mean of the data set and the median of the data set is 1.5 points.

• The average difference between each data point and the mean of the data set is 7.0 points.

A customer made a one-time deposit into an investment account.

*The account paid 3% interest compounded annually.

*No additional deposits or withdrawals were made.

*At the end of 2 years, the account had a balance of $2,652.25.

How much was the customer’s one-time deposit into the investment account?

• $1,287.50

• $2,493.12

• $2,813.77

• $2,500.00

The scatterplot shows the amount of time patients spent in the waiting room at a doctor's office and the amount of time the patients spent with the doctor. Which statement is best supported by the scatterplot?

• There is a positive linear association between the amount of time a patient spent in the waiting room and the amount of time the patient spent with the doctor.

• There is a negative linear association between the amount of time a patient spent in the waiting room and the amount of time the patient spent with the doctor.

• There is no apparent association between the amount of time a patient spent in the waiting room and the amount of time the patient spent with the doctor.

• There is a nonlinear association between the amount of time a patient spent in the waiting room and the amount of time the patient spent with the doctor.

An investor made a one-time deposit of $15,000 into a certificate of deposit with interest compounded annually at 2.4%. No additional deposits or withdrawals will be made. Which amount is closest to the amount of interest the certificate of deposit will earn after 4 years?

• $1,440

• $20,463

• $14,400

• $1,493

A farmer recorded the number of hours she spent picking strawberries each day and the number of pounds of strawberries she picked. The data are shown in the scatterplot. Based on the scatterplot, which is the best prediction of the number of pounds of strawberries the farmer would pick if she spent 11 hours picking strawberries?

• 650 lb

• 850 lb

• 550 lb

• 950 lb

A customer will borrow $17,000 from a bank. The customer will select one of the two loan options described in the table. What is the difference between the amount of interest paid for the two loan options?

• $2,507.50

• $1,708.50

• $799.00

• $136.00