Chapter 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Solve the problem using inductive reasoning.
1) The following graph shows the average monthly cost for satellite television for each year from 2005 1)
through 2012. Assuming the trend continues, use the graph to predict the average monthly cost for
satellite TV in 2013.
A) $68 B) $58 C) $42 D) $48
Estimate the answer from the table or graph.
2) The graph shows the average monthly cost of a wireless phone service for the years 2005 through 2)
2012. Estimate the average monthly cost of this wireless phone service in 2005.
A) $30 B) $25 C) $35 D) $40
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,3) A retail chain has three stores that are carrying various sizes of a particular dress. The number of 3)
pieces of each size that a store has is shown in the graph below. If Store 1 sold 35 pieces of the large
(L) size, how many does it still have?
A) 165 pieces B) 85 pieces C) 1140 pieces D) 115 pieces
4) The probability of finding apples, oranges, and pears in each of baskets A, B, C, D, and E is shown 4)
in the graph given below. What is the probability of finding oranges in one of the baskets A, B, or C?
A) 0.72 B) 1 C) 0.70 D) None
5) The number of students at Alder High School who studied foreign languages in different years is 5)
shown in the bar graph. What is the total number of students who studied a foreign language in
2012? (Assume no student studied two foreign languages).
2006 2008 2010 2012
Year
A) 150 students B) 90 students C) 170 students D) 130 students
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,SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Solve the problem using inductive reasoning.
6) How many rectangles are there in the last two figures? 6)
7) Find the number of games played in a round robin tournament for the given numbers of teams.7)
In a round robin tournament every team plays every other team once.
Number of teams Number of games played
3 teams 3 games
4 teams 6 games
5 teams 10 games
6 teams __ games
7 teams __ games
Look for a pattern. Find the number of games played in a round robin tournament involving n
teams. Find the number of games played in a round robin tournament involving 19 teams.
8) In how many ways can you exactly cover the last two diagrams with "dominoes" that are just the
8)
size of two small squares?
9) How many line segments are determined by joining dots on the last two circles? 9)
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Solve the problem using inductive reasoning.
1) The following graph shows the average monthly cost for satellite television for each year from 2005 1)
through 2012. Assuming the trend continues, use the graph to predict the average monthly cost for
satellite TV in 2013.
A) $68 B) $58 C) $42 D) $48
Estimate the answer from the table or graph.
2) The graph shows the average monthly cost of a wireless phone service for the years 2005 through 2)
2012. Estimate the average monthly cost of this wireless phone service in 2005.
A) $30 B) $25 C) $35 D) $40
1
,3) A retail chain has three stores that are carrying various sizes of a particular dress. The number of 3)
pieces of each size that a store has is shown in the graph below. If Store 1 sold 35 pieces of the large
(L) size, how many does it still have?
A) 165 pieces B) 85 pieces C) 1140 pieces D) 115 pieces
4) The probability of finding apples, oranges, and pears in each of baskets A, B, C, D, and E is shown 4)
in the graph given below. What is the probability of finding oranges in one of the baskets A, B, or C?
A) 0.72 B) 1 C) 0.70 D) None
5) The number of students at Alder High School who studied foreign languages in different years is 5)
shown in the bar graph. What is the total number of students who studied a foreign language in
2012? (Assume no student studied two foreign languages).
2006 2008 2010 2012
Year
A) 150 students B) 90 students C) 170 students D) 130 students
2
,SHORT ANSWER. Write the word or phrase that best completes each statement or answers the question.
Solve the problem using inductive reasoning.
6) How many rectangles are there in the last two figures? 6)
7) Find the number of games played in a round robin tournament for the given numbers of teams.7)
In a round robin tournament every team plays every other team once.
Number of teams Number of games played
3 teams 3 games
4 teams 6 games
5 teams 10 games
6 teams __ games
7 teams __ games
Look for a pattern. Find the number of games played in a round robin tournament involving n
teams. Find the number of games played in a round robin tournament involving 19 teams.
8) In how many ways can you exactly cover the last two diagrams with "dominoes" that are just the
8)
size of two small squares?
9) How many line segments are determined by joining dots on the last two circles? 9)
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