ISEE Middle Level Quantitative : ISEE Middle Level (grades 7-8) Quantitative Reasoning

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Example Question #251 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning

Dice

The six faces of a die are shown in the fold-out diagram above; this die and an identical one are tossed.

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The probability that the dice land with sides of the same color facing upward

(b) The probability that the dice land with sides of different colors facing upward

Possible Answers:

(b) is the greater quantity

It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given

(a) is the greater quantity

(a) and (b) are equal

Correct answer:

(a) and (b) are equal

Explanation:

As seen from the table below, out of the thirty-six equally probable rolls, eighteen result in the same color facing upward on both dice (indicated by an "S"); eighteen result in different colors facing upward (indicated by a "D").

Dice roll 4

The events occur with the same frequency, so they also occur with the same probability.

Example Question #252 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning

Dice

The six faces of a fair die are shown in the fold-out diagram above; this die and an identical one are tossed.

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The probability that the sum of the numbers facing upward is even

(b) The probability that the sum of the numbers facing upward is odd

Possible Answers:

(a) is the greater quantity

It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given

(a) and (b) are equal

(b) is the greater quantity

Correct answer:

(a) is the greater quantity

Explanation:

As seen from the table below, out of the thirty-six equally probable rolls, twenty result in an even sum (these are set apart with red squares), and sixteen result in an odd sum.

Dice roll 4

Since even sums happen with greater frequency, the probability of an even sum is greater.

Example Question #35 : Probability

Balls

The above diagram shows a set of balls. The odd-numbered balls are placed in Box A; the even-numbered balls, in Box B. Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The probability that a ball randomly drawn from Box A will be white.

(b) The probability that a ball randomly drawn from Box B will be white.

Possible Answers:

It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given

(a) and (b) are equal

(b) is the greater quantity

(a) is the greater quantity

Correct answer:

(b) is the greater quantity

Explanation:

The diagram below shows how the balls are separated. Untitled

Box A contains 13 balls, of which 4 are white; the probability of a random draw from this box resulting in the draw of a white ball is 

Box B contains 12 balls, of which 6 are white;  the probability of a random draw from this box resulting in the draw of a white ball is .

Rewriting the probabilities in terms of a common denominator:

, so , making the draw of a white ball more likely from Box B.

Example Question #36 : Probability

Two fair six-sided dice are thrown. What is the probability that the product is greater than or equal to 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The rolls that yield a product greater than or equal to 20 are:

These are 8 out of 36 rolls, so the probability of getting one of them is 

Example Question #1 : How To Use A Venn Diagram

Venn_3

 

Define:

Universal set  , the set of all natural numbers. 

 = { |  is a multiple of 3}

 = { |  is a multiple of 5}

If all of the natural numbers were to be placed in their appropriate places in the above Venn diagram, which of the following would be placed in the gray region?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The gray region is the region outside both  and  and is therefore the set of natural numbers that are multiples of neither 3 nor 5.

1,565 and 3,890 can be eliminated as choices as each is divisible by 5: the former ends in 5 and the latter ends in 0.

7,431 and 3,966 can be eliminated as each is divisible by 3:  and 

7,916 is not divisible by 5 as it ends in 6; it is not divisible by 3 as . Therefore, it is the correct choice.

Example Question #1 : Data Analysis

Venn_3

Define:

Universal set  , the set of all natural numbers. 

 = { |  is a multiple of 3}

 = { |  is a multiple of 5}

 

If all of the natural numbers were to be placed in their appropriate places in the above Venn diagram, which of the following would be placed in the gray region?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The gray region is the region outside both  and  and is therefore the set of natural numbers that are multiples of neither 3 nor 5.

1,565 and 3,890 can be eliminated as choices as each is divisible by 5: the former ends in 5 and the latter ends in 0.

7,431 and 3,966 can be eliminated as each is divisible by 3:  and 

7,916 is not divisible by 5 as it ends in 6; it is not divisible by 3 as . Therefore, it is the correct choice.

Example Question #253 : Isee Middle Level (Grades 7 8) Quantitative Reasoning

Which is the greater quantity?

(A) The midrange of the data set 

(B) The midrange of the data set 

Possible Answers:

(A) is greater

(B) is greater

(A) and (B) are equal

It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given

Correct answer:

(A) is greater

Explanation:

The midrange of a data set is the mean of its least and greatest elements. The midrange of the first data set is ; that of the second data set is . (A) is greater.

Example Question #2 : Range

Set  is defined as:

Set  is made by doubling the values in set .

 

What is the range of values in set ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the range of a set of numbers, you do not even have to put them in order.  You merely need to subtract the smallest value from the largest.  Given the way of constructing set  by doubling set 's values, the largest and smallest values in  will directly correlate to the same in set :

Smallest:  

Largest: 

Therefore, the range  is: 

Example Question #3 : Range

The members of set  are defined as the values for:

For values of  between  and .

What is the range of set ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

To find the range of a set of numbers, you do not even have to put them in order. You merely need to subtract the smallest value from the largest. Given the way that we construct set  from the function , we merely need to use that function to find the smallest and largest values. Luckily, that is pretty easy for this question. The smallest will be  and the largest will be 

Smallest:  

Largest: 

Therefore, the range  is: 

Example Question #4 : Range

Set  is defined as:

The members of set  are defined by the function:

, where  is a member of set .

So, for instance, set T contains  because for , we get:

What is the range of set ?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

We first need to determine the members of set . Using our function, we will get:

 

Our largest value is , and our smallest value is ; therefore, the range is 

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