WorksheetsSummit - Predictions
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 42mins
The table shows the number of motor homes made by the Its Your Home factory for the first 4 months of this year. Based on this information, what can the factory manager predict?
The factory will make 50 motor homes next February.
The factory will make more motor homes in July than in May.
The factory will make fewer than 45 motor homes next March.
The factory will make more motor homes in May than in June.
In the past 2 hours, Crispy Cereal Factory made 2,000 boxes of cereal. The factory operates 24 hours per day. Based on this information, which is the best prediction for the number of boxes the factory will make in one day?
26,000 boxes
48,000 boxes
24,000 boxes
10,000 boxes
A clothing store has the following items on sale:
· 50 dresses
· 10 blouses
· 40 skirts
· 45 sweaters
Caroline selects an item at random. Based on the given information, which statement is true?
The item is more likely to be a dress than a sweater.
The item is more likely to be a blouse than a skirt.
The item is less likely to be a sweater than a blouse.
The item is less likely to be a sweater than a skirt.
Evelyn has a movie DVD collection in a drawer. The table shows the number of DVDs for each type of movie.
Evelyn selects a DVD at random. Based on the information in the table, which statement is true?
The DVD is less likely to be an animation movie than all of the other movie types combined.
The DVD is more likely to be a drama than a comedy.
The DVD is equally likely to be an animation movie or another movie type.
The DVD is more likely to be an animation movie than an action movie.
An office supply closet contains the following supplies:
· 40 boxes of printer paper
· 20 boxes of pens
· 50 boxes of markers
· 30 boxes of paper clips
An item is chosen at random to be donated to a local school. Based on the information, which statement is true?
The item is twice as likely to be a box of markers as a box of pens.
The item is more likely to be a box of markers than a box of paper clips.
The item is more likely to be a box of pens than a box of printer paper.
The item is half as likely to be a box of printer paper as a box of markers.
A cafeteria manager surveyed students to find out their favorite lunch. The results are shown in the table. One student is chosen at random. Based on the results, which statement is true?
The student's favorite lunch is 4 times as likely to be spaghetti as any other food.
The student's favorite lunch is twice as likely to be pizza as a hamburger.
The student's favorite lunch is equally likely to be salad or a vegetable plate.
The student's favorite lunch is more likely to be spaghetti than pizza.
An art gallery receives a shipment of 60 paintings, 10 sculptures, 14 drawings, and 16 photographs. The gallery manager chooses a piece at random. Based on the given information, which statement is true?
The piece is twice as likely to be a painting as a drawing or a photograph.
The piece is twice as likely to be a photograph as a drawing or sculpture.
The piece is half as likely to be a sculpture as a photograph or a drawing.
The piece is half as likely to be a painting as a sculpture, a drawing, or a photograph.
Ms. Walker surveyed her students about the number of siblings they have. The results are shown in the table. Ms. Walker chooses one student at random. Based on the results in the table, which statement is true?
The student is just as likely to have 1 sibling as to not have 1 sibling.
The student is half as likely to have 3 siblings as more than 3 siblings.
The student is twice as likely to have 1 sibling as 2 siblings.
The student is half as likely to have 2 siblings as 3 or more siblings.
A movie lab converts video cassette recordings to digital files. An employee checks 30 files and finds 3 files with errors. Based on the results, what can the employee predict about the next set of files?
A set of 10 files will have 2 fewer errors than a set of 30 files.
A set of 20 files will have 2 fewer errors than a set of 30 files.
A set of 40 files will have 2 more errors than a set of 30 files.
A set of 60 files will have 2 more errors than a set of 30 files.
An office manager receives a delivery of 5 boxes of pens. Each box contains 20 pens, and the pens come in assorted colors. In this delivery, 15 pens are green. Based on these results, what can the office manager predict about the next delivery of pens?
A delivery of 8 boxes will contain 20 more green pens than a delivery of 5 boxes.
A delivery of 3 boxes will contain 6 fewer green pens than a delivery of 5 boxes.
A delivery of 10 boxes will contain 30 more green pens than a delivery of 5 boxes.
A delivery of 2 boxes will contain 3 fewer green pens than a delivery of 5 boxes.
A survey of visitors at a national park was conducted to determine the preferred activity of each visitor to the park. Each visitor chose one activity. The survey results are shown in the table. Based on this information, which prediction about the preferred activity for the next 200 visitors to the park is the most reasonable?
The number of visitors who prefer water sports will be 5 more than the number of visitors who prefer biking trails.
The number of visitors who prefer hiking trails will be 8 more than the number of visitors who prefer water sports.
The number of visitors who prefer camping will be 15 times the number of visitors who prefer hiking trails.
The number of visitors who prefer camping will be 2 times the number of visitors who prefer water sports.
The table shows the numbers of different types of pies sold at a bakery during one day. Based on the results in the table, which statement about the pies sold at this bakery during one week is NOT true?
It is two times as likely for a chocolate pie to be sold as for a lemon pie to be sold.
It is equally likely for an apple or pecan pie to be sold as for a chocolate pie to be sold.
It is more likely for an apple or lemon pie to be sold than for a pecan or chocolate pie to be sold.
It is less likely for a pecan pie to be sold than for a lemon pie to be sold.
The table shows the number of bottles of different kinds of juice sold at a cafeteria on Monday. If the cafeteria has 80 customers on Tuesday, which prediction for Tuesday is NOT supported by the data in the table?
The number of bottles of cranberry juice sold will be 6 more than the number of bottles of pineapple juice sold.
The number of bottles of apple juice sold will be 6 times the number of bottles of cranberry juice sold.
There will be a total of 50 bottles of orange and cranberry juice sold.
The difference between the number of bottles of apple juice sold and the number of bottles of pineapple juice sold will be 14.
Justin has 50 pictures in an album. Of these pictures, 30 show his friends, 12 show his family, and 8 show only Justin. Justin is in 21 of the pictures that show his friends and 21 of the pictures that show his family. Based on this information, which statement is true?
The probability of randomly selecting a picture that shows Justin with his friends is greater than the probability of randomly selecting a picture that shows Justin with his family.
The probability of randomly selecting a picture that shows Justin is 8%.
The probability of randomly selecting a picture that shows Justin with his family is 5 times the probability of randomly selecting a picture that shows only his friends.
The probability of randomly selecting a picture that does not show Justin is 21%.
