ISEE Upper Level Quantitative : ISEE Upper Level (grades 9-12) Quantitative Reasoning

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Example Questions

Example Question #145 : Data Analysis

is a data set with exactly one mode.

is a data set with exactly one mode.

is a data set with exactly one mode.

Which is the greater quantity?

(a)  

(b) 

Possible Answers:

It cannot be determined which of (a) and (b) is greater

(a) and (b) are equal

(b) is the greater quantity

(a) is the greater quantity

Correct answer:

(a) and (b) are equal

Explanation:

The mode of a set is the element that occurs in the set most frequently. A set without any repeated element is considered to have no mode.

For there to be a mode in the set , it must hold that ; the value of  is the mode of this set. Similarly, ..

If , then, in the set , two of the elements in  appear twice, giving the set two modes. If , then the value they are equal to appears three times as opposed to the other values, which appear one time each. That gives the set exactly one mode. 

Example Question #146 : Data Analysis

and

are both bimodal sets.

Which is the greater quantity?

(a)

(b)  

Possible Answers:

(b) is the greater quantity

It cannot be determined which of (a) and (b) is greater

(a) is the greater quantity

(a) and (b) are equal

Correct answer:

(b) is the greater quantity

Explanation:

The mode of a set is the element that occurs in the set most frequently; a set is bimodal if two elements tie for this.

Consider . If , then 1 and  each appear twice, more than any other element; this makes the set bimodal.  If , the set has one mode, 1, since it appears three times, more than any other element. If  has any other value, then the set has one mode, 1.  Therefore, . For similar reasons, . Therefore, .

Example Question #1 : Range

Examine this stem-and-leaf diagram for a set of data:

Which is the greater quantity?

(a) The range of the data?

(b) 

Possible Answers:

(a) and (b) are equal

(b) is greater

It is impossible to tell from the information given

(a) is greater

Correct answer:

(a) and (b) are equal

Explanation:

The "stem" of this data set represents the tens digits of the data values; the "leaves" represent the units digits. 

The range of a data set is the difference of the high and low values. The highest value represented is 87 (7 is the last "leaf" in the bottom, or, 8, row); the low value is 47 (7 is the first "leaf" in the top, or, 4, row). The difference is , which is the range.

Example Question #2 : Range

Consider the set of numbers:

Quantity A: The sum of the median and mode of the set

Quantity B: The range of the set

Possible Answers:

Quantity A is greater. 

Quantity B is greater. 

The two quantities are equal. 

The relationship cannot be determined from the information given. 

Correct answer:

Quantity A is greater. 

Explanation:

Quantity A: The median (middle number) is , and the mode (most common number) is , so the sum of the two numbers is .

Quantity B: The range is the smallest number subtracted from the largest number, which is .

Quantity A is larger.

Example Question #3 : Range

In the following set of data compare the median and the range:

 

Possible Answers:

It is not possible to compare the mean and the mode based on the information given

The median and the range are equal

The median is greater than the range

The range is greater than the median

Correct answer:

The range is greater than the median

Explanation:

The median is the average of the two middle values of a set of data with an even number of values. So we have:

 

 

The range is the difference between the lowest and the highest values. So we have:

 

 

So the range is greater than the median.

Example Question #4 : Range

In the following set of data compare the mean and the range:

 

Possible Answers:

The mean is greater than the range.

The mean and the range are equal.

It is not possible to compare the mean and the mode based on the information given

The range is greater than the mean.

Correct answer:

The mean is greater than the range.

Explanation:

The mean of a set of data is given by the sum of the data, divided by the total number of values in the set. So we can write:

 

 

The range is the difference between the lowest and the highest values. So we have:

 

 

So the mean is greater than the range.

Example Question #5 : Range

In the following set of data compare the mode and the range:

 

Possible Answers:

The range is greater than the mode.

The mode is greater than the range.

The range is equal to the mode.

It is not possible to compare the mean and the mode based on the information given.

Correct answer:

The range is equal to the mode.

Explanation:

The mode of a set of data is the value which occurs most frequently which is  in this problem.

The range is the difference between the lowest and the highest values. So we have:

 

 

So the range is equal to the mode.

 

Example Question #3 : How To Find Range

Consider the following set of data:

 

 

Compare and .

 

: The sum of the median and the mean of the set

: The range of the set

Possible Answers:

It is not possible to compare the mean and the mode based on the information given.

and are equal

is greater

is greater

Correct answer:

is greater

Explanation:

The mean of a set of data is given by the sum of the data, divided by the total number of values in the set. So we can write:

 

 

The median is the average of the two middle values of a set of data with an even number of values. So we have:

 

 

So we have:

 

 

The range is the difference between the lowest and the highest values. So we have:

 

 

Therefore is greater than .

Example Question #1 : Sets

A class has 25 students. If 60% of them are boys, how many students are girls?

Possible Answers:

18

15

10

12

Correct answer:

10

Explanation:

If 60% of the students are boys, 40% are girls (100 – 60 = 40). Multiply 25 by 40% (25 * 0.4 = 10); therefore, 10 students are girls.

Example Question #1 : How To Find The Missing Part Of A List

We can divide the natural numbers into four sets:

In which of these sets would 197 be a member?

 

Possible Answers:

It cannot be determined from the information given.

Correct answer:

Explanation:

The sets are divided according to the remainder obtained when each element is divided by 4. 197 divided by 4 yields a remainder of 1; all of the elements of  match this description, so .

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