1.

If the average (arithmetic mean) of 𝑏 and 𝑐 is 5, and the average of 𝑐 and 𝑑 is 10,
then 𝑏 − 𝑑 =
(a) Cannot be determined

(b) −5

(c) −10

(d) −15

(e) −20

2. If the average (arithmetic mean) of seven consecutive integers is 𝑘 + 2, then the

product of the greatest and least integer is
(a) 𝑘 ! − 9

(b) 𝑘 ! − 2𝑘 + 1

(c) 𝑘 ! + 4𝑘 − 12

(d) 𝑘 ! + 6𝑘 + 9

(e) 𝑘 ! + 4𝑘 − 5

3. If 𝑥 is an integer, which of the following could be the median of the set {6, 5, 𝑥, 6, 3, 𝑥}?
Indicate all possible medians.
(a) 3 (d) 4.5 (g) 6

(b) 3.5 (e) 5

(c) 4 (f) 5.5

4.

Column 𝐴 Column 𝐵

Average (arithmetic Average (arithmetic

mean) of integers from mean) of integers from
-50 to −1 inclusive. -50 to 0 inclusive.

(a) The quantity in Column 𝐴 is greater

(b) The quantity in Column 𝐵 is greater

(c) The two quantities are equal

(d) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

5. There are 10 employees in an office. The table shows how many employees have
0, 1, 2 or 3 pets. If the office manager were included in the table, the average
(arithmetic mean) number of pets per person would equal the median number of
pets per person. How many pets does the office manager have?

(a) 3

(b) 4

(c) 5

(d) 6

(e) 7
6. If the average (arithmetic mean) of 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 20 is 11, then the average of 2𝑥 + 3, 2𝑦 −
4, and 8 is
(a) 11

(b) 12

(c) 13

(d) 14

(e) 15

7. Set 𝐴: {𝑥, 𝑥, 𝑥, 𝑦, 𝑦, 𝑦, 3𝑥 + 𝑦, 𝑥– 𝑦 }

If the median of set 𝐴 is 10 and 0 < 𝑥 < 𝑦, what is the range of set 𝐴?

8. In a certain class, 𝑥 students are 10 years old, and the remaining 𝑦 students are 11
years old. What is the average (arithmetic mean) age of all students in the class?

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9. 𝑣 + 𝑤 − 4 = 𝑥 + 𝑦 − 5

Column 𝐴 Column 𝐵

Average (arithmetic Average (arithmetic

mean) of 𝑣 and 𝑤 mean) of 𝑥 and 𝑦

(a) The quantity in Column 𝐴 is greater

(b) The quantity in Column 𝐵 is greater

(c) The two quantities are equal

(d) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

10. Jack has 5 cats and 1 dog. If the dog’s weight is 3 times the average (arithmetic
mean) weight of the cats, then the dog’s weight is what fraction of the total weight
of all 6 animals?
(a) 1/4

(b) 1/3

(c) 3/8

(d) 3/7

(e) 3/5

11. The average (arithmetic mean) of 4 different integers is 75. If the largest integer
is 90, what is the least possible value of the smallest integer?
(a) 1

(b) 19

(c) 29

(d) 30

(e) 33
12. The average (arithmetic mean) weight of 8 children is 100 pounds.
No child weighs exactly 100 pounds.

Column 𝐴 Column 𝐵

Number of children who Number of children who

weigh more than 100 weigh less than 100
pounds. pounds.

(a) The quantity in Column 𝐴 is greater

(b) The quantity in Column 𝐵 is greater

(c) The two quantities are equal

(d) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

13. Positive integers 𝑎, 𝑏, 𝑐, 𝑑 and 𝑒 are such that 𝑎 < 𝑏 < 𝑐 < 𝑑 < 𝑒. If the average
(arithmetic mean) of the five numbers is 6 and 𝑑 − 𝑏 = 3, then what is the greatest
possible range of the five numbers?
(a) 12

(b) 17

(c) 18

(d) 19

(e) 20

14. The median of 𝑥 , 𝑦 , 8 and 11 is 19.

Column 𝐴 Column 𝐵

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(a) The quantity in Column 𝐴 is greater

(b) The quantity in Column 𝐵 is greater

(c) The two quantities are equal

(d) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

15. 𝑎 , 𝑏 , 𝑐 and 𝑑 are different positive numbers.
The average (arithmetic mean) of 𝑎 and 𝑏 is 30.
The average of 𝑎 , 𝑏 , 𝑐 and 𝑑 is 40.

Column 𝐴 Column 𝐵

The greatest possible value of 𝑑 99

(a) The quantity in Column 𝐴 is greater

(b) The quantity in Column 𝐵 is greater

(c) The two quantities are equal

(d) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

16. The average (arithmetic mean) of x , 𝑦 and 15 is 9.

Column 𝐴 Column 𝐵

Average of 𝑥 and 𝑦 5

(a) The quantity in Column 𝐴 is greater

(b) The quantity in Column 𝐵 is greater

(c) The two quantities are equal

(d) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

17. In a group of 60 people, the average (arithmetic mean) age of the 40 females is
60, and the average age of the 20 males is 70.

Column 𝐴 Column 𝐵

Average age of all 60 people 65

(a) The quantity in Column 𝐴 is greater

(b) The quantity in Column 𝐵 is greater

(c) The two quantities are equal

(d) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given

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18. What is the average (arithmetic mean) of 8+ 2 and 8− 2 ?
(a) 4

(b) 5

(c) 8

(d) 10

(e) 12

19. If a set of numbers is normally distributed with a mean of 82 and a standard

deviation of 6, approximately what percent of the numbers are greater than 76 and
less than 94?
Give your answer to the nearest whole percent.
20. In a population of chickens, the average (arithmetic mean) weight is 6.3 pounds,
and the standard deviation is 1.2 pounds. Which of the following weights (in pounds)
are within 1.5 units of standard deviation of the mean?
Indicate all weights.
(a) 4.4 (d) 5.2 (g) 7.7

(b) 4.6 (e) 6.9 (h) 8.2

(c) 5.1 (f) 7.6

21. Which of the following sets of numbers has the greatest standard deviation?
(a) 10, 11, 12

(b) −3, −4, −5

(c) −2, 0, 2

(d) 5.1, 5.2, 5.3

(e) 20, 22, 22.5

22. Set 𝑋 consists of 100 numbers. The average (arithmetic mean) of set 𝑋 is 10, and
the standard deviation is 4.6. Which of the following two numbers, when added to set
𝑋, will decrease the set’s standard deviation by the greatest amount?
(a) −100 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 100

(b) −10 𝑎𝑛𝑑 − 10

(c) 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 0

(d) 0 𝑎𝑛𝑑 20

(e) 10 𝑎𝑛𝑑 10

23. A group of 20 values has a mean of 85 and a median of 80. A different group of
30 values has a mean of 75 and a median of 72.
(a) What is the mean of the 50 values?

(b) What is the median of the 50 values?

24. Stats-R-Us laboratories has conducted a survey to determine how many

strawberries are eaten by 100,000 people during a one year period. The data
indicate that the number of strawberries eaten is approximately normally distributed
with a mean of 29 strawberries, and a standard deviation of 4 strawberries eaten by
each person. According to this data, approximately how many of the surveyed people
ate more than 25 strawberries during the course of the year?
a. 16,000
b. 48,000
c. 50,000
d. 68,000
e. 84,000
25. Sasha took a nationwide standardized test that is graded on a scale from 20 to 60
Sasha got one of the best scores recorded on that this test.

Column A: Sasha’s score

Column B: the percentile of Sasha’s score

(A) The quantity in Column A is greater.

(B) The quantity in Column B is greater.

(C) The two quantities are equal.

(D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

26. Ann is 4 years older than Bob and 6 years older than Carla.

Column A: The median age of Ann, Bob and Carla

Column B: The average age of Ann, Bob and Carla

(A) The quantity in Column A is greater.

(B) The quantity in Column B is greater.

(C) The two quantities are equal.

(D) The relationship cannot be determined from the information given.

27. The median income of a group of College C graduates six months after graduation was $3,000 higher than
the median income of a group of College D graduates six months after graduation.

Quantity A: The 75th percentile of the incomes of the group of College C graduates six months after
graduation
Quantity B: The 75th percentile of the incomes of the group of College D graduates six months after
graduation

28. The graph above shows the frequency distribution of 50 integer values varying from 1 to 6.
Quantity A: The average (arithmetic mean) of the 50 values
Quantity B: The median of the 50 values

29. The range of the heights of the female students in a certain class is 13.2 inches, and the range of the heights
of the male students in the class is 15.4 inches. Which of the following statements individually provide(s)
sufficient additional information to determine the range of the heights of all the students in the class?
Indicate all such statements.
a. The tallest male student in the class is 5.8 inches taller than the tallest female student in the
class. T
b. The median height of the male students in the class is 1.1 inches greater than the median height
of the female students in the class. F
c. The average (arithmetic mean) height of the male students in the class is 4.6 inches greater than
the average height of the female students in the class. F
30. The height of women in Dewaria follows a normal distribution with mean 160 cm and a standard deviation
of 6 cm. In a normal distribution, only 0.0063% of the population is not within 4 standard deviations of the
mean. If 5 women are more than 184 cm tall, then which of the following is closest to the number of
women who live in Dewaria?
A. 16,000
B. 40,000
C. 80,000
D. 100,000
E. 160,000