GED Math : Statistics

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Example Questions

Example Question #221 : Statistics

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The above graph represents the results of a general election for mayor of Kingston. 

If 8,488 people voted for Hall, then which comes closest to the number of people who did not vote for him?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The ratio of the percent of the voters who voted against Hall (55%) to the percent who voted for him (45%) is the same as that of the number of the voters who voted against Hall (an unknown number we will call ) to the number who voted for him (8,488). From the information in the graph, setting  to the number of votes for Franklin,

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Multiply both sides by 8,488 and solve:

The closest estimate is 10,400 votes.

Example Question #222 : Statistics

Use the following pie chart to answer the question:

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Which class has the lowest percentage of students?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Let's look at the pie chart.

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We can see it represents the percentage of students in each class. The legend on the right displays which color represents which class:

blue=Math

orange=Science

gray=Art

yellow=History

So, we will look at the percentages and find the smallest/lowest number. We see it is 19% and it is the yellow class. We know yellow represents History.

Therefore, History has the lowest percentage of students.

Example Question #11 : Pie Charts

We asked 100 people what their favorite pizza topping is. Use the following pie chart to answer the question:

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What pizza topping do people like the least?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Let's look at the pie chart:

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We can see the legend on the right show which color represents which topping.

blue=Pepperoni

orange=Beef

gray=Sausage

yellow=Cheese

Now, we need to find the topping that people like the least. To do that, we will find the portion of the pie chart with the lowest percentage. We can see it is the orange portion with 12%. 

Now, we know the orange portion corresponds to Beef.

Therefore, the pizza topping that people like the least is beef.

Example Question #221 : Statistics

Use the following pie chart to answer the question:

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What percentage of students are in History?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Let's look at the pie chart

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We can see each colored portion matches up with a class:

blue=Math

orange=Science

gray=Art

yellow=History

 

Now, to find the percentage of students in History, we will look at the portion that corresponds to History. We can see it is the yellow portion. We can also see it says 17%.

Therefore, the percentage of students in History class is 17%.

Example Question #12 : Pie Charts

Use the chart to answer the following question.

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A survey found the favorite subjects of  students. How many students named math and history as their favorite subjects?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 of all of the students polled named math and history as their favorite subjects. Thus, we can just find the number of students that make up .

 students named math and science their favorite subjects.

Example Question #223 : Statistics

Use the chart to answer the following question.

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What is the central angle formed by the sum of English and Science sectors of the chart?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

The English and the Science sectors of the pie chart make up  of the entire chart. Thus, to find the central angle formed by the sum of these two sectors, we will need to find  of  degrees.

The central angle formed is .

Example Question #224 : Statistics

The following graph shows the distribution of students at a high school that has a student population of :

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How many freshmen does this school have?

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

4

From the chart, we can see that  of the school population is freshmen. Thus, we will need to find  of .

Example Question #21 : Pie Charts

The following graph shows the distribution of students in a high school that has a student population of :

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In degrees, what is the central angle of the sector labeled "Juniors"? Round to the nearest tenths place.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

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The sector labeled "Juniors" takes up  of the circle. Thus, its central angle must be  of , the number of total angles in a circle.

The central angle must be  degrees.

Example Question #2073 : Ged Math

The following graph shows the distribution of students in a high school that has a student population of :

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How many more juniors and seniors are there than freshmen and sophomores?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

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The juniors and seniors make up  of the school's population. Thus, we can find the number of juniors and seniors.

The freshmen and sophomores make up  of the school's population. Thus, we can find the number of freshmen and sophomores.

Subtract these two numbers to find how many more juniors and seniors there are than freshmen and sophomores.

There are  more juniors and seniors than there are freshmen and sophomores.

Example Question #221 : Statistics

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A school district includes five high schools - Burr, Colfax, Garner, Gerry, and Wallace. Seniors at all five high schools took the California state high school exit examination this year - the results are reflected in the above bar graph.

Which of the following questions cannot be answered about the math scores of the five schools by examining the above graph?

Possible Answers:

What was the difference this year between the median math score of the highest-performing school of the five and that of the lowest-performing school?

Of the five schools, which school's median score improved the most from last year?

Of the five schools, how many had median math scores above 70 this year?

Of the five schools, which school's median math score was the lowest this year?

Correct answer:

Of the five schools, which school's median score improved the most from last year?

Explanation:

The question "Of the five schools, which school's median score improved the most from last year?" requires knowledge of last year's median math scores, which are not given by the graph. The other three questions only require knowledge of this year's scores, which are given.

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