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Which of the following is the metric unit for volume? |
| | A) | meter |
| | B) | liter |
| | C) | gram |
| | D) | gallon |
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If you wanted to express 6.2 meters in centimeters, what would you do? |
| | A) | multiply 6.2 by 10 |
| | B) | multiply 6.2 by 100 |
| | C) | divide 6.2 by 100 |
| | D) | multiply 6.2 by 0.01 |
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If a table is 1.2m wide and 2m long, then what is the area of the table? |
| | A) | 2.4m2 |
| | B) | 2.4m |
| | C) | 2.4m3 |
| | D) | D. 0.6m2 |
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When measuring water in a graduated cylinder, where do you read the volume to get an accurate reading? |
| | A) | at the top of the meniscus |
| | B) | at the bottom of the meniscus |
| | C) | in the middle of the meniscus |
| | D) | a graduated cylinder is not used to measure volume |
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If the length of a brick is 25cm, its width is 10cm, and its depth is 6cm, then what is the brick’s volume? |
| | A) | 1500m3 |
| | B) | 1500cm3 |
| | C) | 15,000mL |
| | D) | none of the above |
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Which of the following is the best definition of statistics? |
| | A) | the arithmetic average of a group of measurements |
| | B) | the difference between extreme measurements |
| | C) | a tool used to understand questions on the basis of limited amount of specific data |
| | D) | a tool used to gain a qualitative description of our observations |
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If a scientist is performing research on Americans with high cholesterol, to gain the most accurate and practically obtainable information, what must the scientist do? |
| | A) | eat a pile of cheeseburgers and study himself |
| | B) | study everyone he knows with high cholesterol |
| | C) | study every person in America with high cholesterol |
| | D) | study a large group of people who have high cholesterol but represent a cross-section of the American population |
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What is the mean for the following set of numbers? 2 2 2 3 3 5 6 7 38 |
| | A) | 7.6 |
| | B) | 6 |
| | C) | 38 |
| | D) | 2 |
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What is the median for the following set of numbers? 2 2 2 3 3 5 6 7 38 |
| | A) | 7.6 |
| | B) | 6 |
| | C) | 3 |
| | D) | 38 |
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What is the range of the following set of numbers? 2 2 2 3 3 5 6 7 38 |
| | A) | 7.6 |
| | B) | 3 |
| | C) | 38 |
| | D) | 36 |
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