Multiple Choice Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Guilia created the following table to show a pattern. | Multiples of 9 | 18 | 27 | 36 | 45 | 54 | | Sum of the Digits | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | |
Which conjecture could Guilia make, based solely on this evidence?
Choose the best answer.
a. | The sum of the digits of a multiple of 9 is divisible by 9. | b. | The sum of the
digits of a multiple of 9 is an odd integer. | c. | The sum of the digits of a multiple of 9 is
equal to 9. | d. | Guilia could make any of the above conjectures, based on this
evidence.. |
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Determine the unknown term in this pattern.
1, 2, 4, ___, 16, 32,
64
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3.
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Which number should appear in the centre of Figure 4? | | | | Figure 1 | Figure 2 | Figure 3 | Figure 4 | | | | |
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In which diagram(s) is AB parallel to CD? | 1. | | 2. |  | | | | |
a. | Choice 1 only | b. | Choice 2 only | c. | Choice 1 and Choice
2 | d. | Neither Choice 1 nor Choice 2 |
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5.
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Which angle property proves ÐBED =
73°? 
a. | alternate interior angles | b. | vertically opposite angles | c. | corresponding
angles | d. | alternate exterior angles |
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6.
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Which are the correct measures of the interior angles of DCDE?
a. | ÐDCE = 92°, ÐCDE = 49°, and ÐCED =
39° | b. | ÐDCE = 52°, ÐCDE = 69°, and ÐCED =
59° | c. | ÐDCE = 62°, ÐCDE = 49°, and ÐCED =
69° | d. | ÐDCE = 72°, ÐCDE = 59°, and ÐCED =
49° |
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7.
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Determine the sum of the measures of the interior angles of this
polygon.

a. | 1080° | b. | 1440° | c. | 720° | d. | 540° |
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8.
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Determine the length of f to the nearest tenth of a
centimetre.

a. | 78.6 cm | b. | 79.0 cm | c. | 79.4
cm | d. | 78.2 cm |
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9.
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Determine the measure of q to the nearest
degree.

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10.
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Determine the measure of q to the nearest
degree.

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11.
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In DQRS, q = 10.0 cm, s = 9.0
cm, and ÐS = 61°. Determine the measure of ÐQ to the nearest degree.
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12.
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How long, to the nearest inch, is the right rafter in the roof shown?

a. | 34¢6¢¢ | b. | 33¢6¢¢ | c. | 33¢0¢¢ | d. | 34¢0¢¢ |
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13.
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Determine the unknown side length to the nearest centimetre. 
a. | 4.4 cm | b. | 4.3 cm | c. | 4.6
cm | d. | 4.7 cm |
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Which set of measurements can produce two possible triangles?
a. | ÐA = 28°, a = 10.5 m, b =
15.0 m | b. | ÐA = 28°, a = 7.0 m, b =
15.0 m | c. | ÐA = 28°, a = 16.0 m, b =
15.0 m | d. | ÐA = 28°, a = 5.5 m, b =
15.0 m |
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15.
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In DJKL, ÐJ = 115°, k = 6.2 m, and j = 5.5 m. Which
statement is true for this set of measurements?
a. | This is not a SSA situation. | b. | This is a SSA situation; no triangle is
possible. | c. | This is a SSA situation; only one triangle is possible. | d. | This is a SSA
situation; two triangles are possible. |
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16.
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Environment Canada compiled data on the number of lightning strikes per square
kilometre in Alberta and British Columbia towns from 1999 to
2008. 0.42 0.04
0.81 0.40
0.03 0.74 0.28
0.03 0.70
0.23 0.03
0.66 0.13 0.02
0.61 0.12
0.01 0.58 0.10
0.00 0.49
0.07 1.08
0.43 0.05 0.91
0.42 0.04 0.88 What value goes in
the fourth row of this frequency table? Lightning Strikes (per square
kilometre) |
Frequency
| 0.00–0.19 | 13 | 0.20–0.39 | 2 | 0.40–0.59 | 6 | 0.60–0.79 | | 0.80–0.99 | 3 | 1.00–1.19 | 1 | | |
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17.
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Environment Canada recorded the amount of rain (in millimetres) in The Pas, MB
for two months. 0 0
10.8 7.0
31.2 1.6
0 0 6.0
0 0 0
3.1 0 0
1.4 0 0
0.2 1.0 0
0 0.3 11.6
0 0 0 0
0 1.6 1.2
1.0 2.4 0
0 3.0 0
3.4 1.0 0
0 0 0
0 1.6 0
0 0 0
0.2 0 0
0 1.4 0
0 0.4 0
0 0 1.0
0
Determine the standard deviation, to one decimal place.
a. | 6.6 mm | b. | 5.5 mm | c. | 4.4
mm | d. | 7.7 mm |
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18.
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The ages of participants in a bonspiel are normally distributed, with a mean of
40 and a standard deviation of 10 years. What percent of the curlers are older than 60?
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19.
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Determine the z-score for the given value. µ = 52, s = 6, x = 64
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20.
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Determine the percent of data between the following z-scores: z
= –2.25 and z = 1.75.
a. | 95.99% | b. | 94.77% | c. | 93.55% | d. | 97.23% |
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In a recent survey of high school students, one third of those surveyed said
they would vote for Melissa as student council treasurer. The survey is considered accurate to within
5 percent points, 19 times out of 20. If a high school has 1200 students, state the range of the
number of votes Melissa should expect.
a. | 340–460 | b. | 300–500 | c. | 200–600 | d. | 370–430 |
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Which test point is in the solution set for the linear inequality
{( x, y) | x + y < 3, x  W,
y  W}?
a. | (1, 1) | b. | (–2, 5) | c. | (2,
2) | d. |  |
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23.
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Which test point is in the solution set for the linear inequality
{( x, y) | 5 x – 2 y  10, x  R, y  R}?
a. | (5, 2) | b. | (2, 5) | c. | (1,
0) | d. | (0, 1) |
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24.
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How would you graph the solution set for the linear inequality 2 y
– 2 x  10?
a. | Draw a dashed boundary line y = x + 5, then shade below the
line. | b. | Draw a dashed boundary line y = x + 5, then shade above the
line. | c. | Draw a solid boundary line y = x + 5, then shade below the
line. | d. | Draw a solid boundary line y = x + 5, then shade above the
line. |
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25.
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Identify the point of intersection for the following system of linear
inequalities. { y – 3 x < 12, x + y  0, x R, y
R}
a. | (3, –3) | b. | (1, –1) | c. | (–1,
1) | d. | (–3, 3) |
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26.
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A football stadium has 60 000 seats. • 70% of the seats are in the
lower deck. • 30% of the seats are in the upper deck. • At least 40 000 tickets are
sold per game. • A lower deck ticket costs $100, and an upper deck ticket costs $60. Let
x represent the number of lower deck tickets. Let y represent the number of upper
deck tickets. What are the restrictions on x and y?
a. | x Î W, y Î W | b. | x Î I,
y Î I | c. | x Î R,
y Î R | d. | No constraints. |
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27.
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The following model represents an optimization problem. Determine the minimum
solution. Restrictions: x  W y W Constraints: 0 x 
100 –50 y 
50 x  25 – yx – y
 60 Objective function: A = y
– 2 x + 10
a. | (–10, –50) | b. | (0, 25) | c. | (68,
8) | d. | (34, 4) |
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28.
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Brent found spiders and grasshoppers in his barn. • There were at most
12 spiders and at least 10 grasshoppers. • There were no more than 36 spiders and
grasshoppers, in total. Let s represent the number of spiders and let g represent
the number of grasshoppers. Which inequality represents a restriction of s and g
based on the given information?
a. | s + g > 36 | b. | s – g 36 | c. | s – g 22 | d. | s + g 36 |
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29.
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What is the degree of a quadratic function?
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30.
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What are the x- and y-intercepts for the function
f(x) =x2 –2x + 3?
a. | no x-intercepts, y = 3 | b. | x = 0, x = 3, y =
2 | c. | x = –1, x = 3, y = 3 | d. | x = –3,
x = 1, y = 3 |
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31.
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Which set of ordered pairs satisfy the function f(x) =
x2 + 9x + 3?
a. | (–6, –15), (0, 3), (1, –15) | b. | (–5,
–17), (–2, 10), (2, 25) | c. | (–8, –5), (–3,
–15), (3, 39) | d. | (–4, –17), (–1,
–4), (1, 13) |
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32.
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The points (–5, 26) and (3, 26) are located on the same parabola. What is
the equation for the axis of symmetry for this parabola?
a. | x = –2 | b. | x = 4 | c. | x =
–1 | d. | x = 0 |
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33.
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Solve 2x2 + 4x + 2 = 0 by graphing the corresponding
function and determining the zeros.
a. | x = 1, x = 1 | b. | x = 1, x =
–1 | c. | x = 0, x = –1 | d. | x = –1, x = –1
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34.
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Which set of data is correct for the quadratic relation f( x) =
4( x – 0.5)( x + 1)? | | x-intercepts | y-intercept | Axis of Symmetry | Vertex | A. | (–0.5, 0), (1, 0) | y = –2 | x =
0.25 | (0.25, –1.25) | B. | (0.5, 0), (–1, 0) | y = –2 | x =
–0.25 | (–0.25, –2.25) | C. | (–0.5, 0), (1, 0) | y = 0.5 | x =
0.5 | (0.5, 0) | D. | (0.5, 0), (–1, 0) | y = –0.5 | x =
–0.5 | (–0.5, –2) | | | | | |
a. | Set D. | b. | Set B. | c. | Set
A. | d. | Set C. |
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35.
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Solve 9w2 + 6w + 1 = 0 using the quadratic
formula.
a. | w =  | b. | w = – | c. | w = 0, w
= – | d. | w = 0, w =  |
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36.
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Olga drove 346 km and used up 28.7 L of gas. What is her car's fuel
efficiency?
a. | 8.29 L/100 km | b. | 12 m12 mL/km | c. | 12
km/L | d. | 0.083 L/km |
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37.
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The graph shows how a cyclist travels over time. Over which interval is the
cyclist travelling at 4.5 km/h?

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38.
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Data for circle O is shown on the first line of the table. Circle
O is reduced by a scale factor of 0.2. Which circle is the reduction of circle
O? Circle Name | Radius (cm) | Scale Factor | Area (cm2) | | O | 24.0 | 1 | 1809.56 | 1 | P | 3.6 | 0.2 | 82.73 | 0.03 | Q | 2.3 | 0.2 | 62.38 | 0.04 | R | 4.8 | 0.2 | 72.38 | 0.04 | S | 2.3 | 0.2 | 82.73 | 0.03 | | | | | |
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Data for rectangle ABCD is shown on the first line of the table.
Rectangle ABCD is enlarged so the width is 19.5 cm. Which rectangle is the enlargement
of rectangle ABCD? Rectangle Name | Length (cm) | Width (cm) | Scale Factor | Area (cm2) | | ABCD | 9.0 | 13.0 | 1.00 | 117.00 | 1 | EFGH | 13.5 | 19.5 | 1.35 | 265.25 | 2.25 | JKLM | 12.5 | 19.5 | 1.25 | 253.25 | 2.125 | NOPQ | 13.5 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 263.25 | 2.25 | RSTU | 15.5 | 19.5 | 1.50 | 302.25 | 2.5 | | | | | | |
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40.
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A stage director needs a large chess pawn for a
scene. The pawn in her chess set is 35 mm tall and she estimates that the height of the enlarged
pawn must be 700 mm. How many times greater will the volume of the larger pawn
be?
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41.
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While driving along the road one morning, Jenny
noticed that all the cows in a field were standing up, with their heads pointing northward.
In the afternoon, it started to snow. Jenny made the conjecture that when cows stand and face
northward, it will likely snow. Is Jenny’s conjecture reasonable? Briefly justify your
decision.
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42.
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Tyler made the following conjecture: A polygon with more than two right angles
must be a rectangle.
Do you agree or disagree? Briefly justify your decision with a
counterexample if possible.
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43.
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Determine the unknown angles.

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44.
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In DFGH, ÐG = 42° and GH = 9.9 cm. Calculate the height of the
triangle from base GF to the nearest tenth of a centimetre.
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45.
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Graph the solution set for the following system of inequalities. {( x,
y) | x + y > 0, x + y < 4, x  R,
y  R}
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46.
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Which point in the model below would result in the maximum value of the
objective function H = x – y? What is the value of H at this
optimal solution? 
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47.
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A quadratic function has an equation that can be written in the form
f(x) = a(x – r)(x – s). The graph
of the function has x-intercepts at (1, 0) and (3, 0) and passes through the point (–1,
16). Write the equation of the function.
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48.
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Solve and verify the following equation: 13 – 100y2
+ 10y = 69y2 – 10y – 15
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49.
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How many zeros does f(x) = –0.5(x –
3)2 – 18 have? Test your prediction by sketching the graph.
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50.
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Solve –5x2 + 2 = 3x + 2 using the
quadratic formula.
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51.
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Terry wrote the following equations. The results
led him to make the conjecture that the sum of three consecutive perfect cubes is not divisible by 3.
Let n be the first integer. n3 + (n +
1)3 + (n + 2)3 = n3 +
(n3 + 3n2 + 3n + 1) + (n3 +
6n2 + 12n + 8) n2 +
(n + 1)2 + (n + 2)2 =
3n3 + 9n2 + 15n + 10
n2 + (n + 1)2 + (n +
2)2 = (3n3 + 9n2 +
15n + 9) + 1 n2 + (n +
1)2 + (n + 2)2 = 3(n3 +
3n2 + 5n + 3) + 1
But in
checking his work, Terry found the following counterexample, so he knew he had made an
error. 1 + 8 + 27 = 36 Determine what Terry’s
error is. What does the proof show?
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52.
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The posts of a hockey goal are 2.0 m apart. A player is standing at a point 4.5
m from one post and 6.0 m from the other post. Within what angle must the player shoot the puck to
score a goal? Express your answer to the nearest degree. Show your work.
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53.
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Joannie and Alex are trying to control the number of text messages they send.
They record the number they send every day in April. Joannie: 32, 14, 22, 33, 18, 25, 26, 20, 32,
16, 18, 25, 31, 34, 3, 8, 32, 28, 25, 18, 32, 21, 9, 10, 27, 18, 29, 22, 15, 20 Alex: 24, 0, 3,
14, 29, 24, 25, 30, 12, 18, 22, 30, 16, 19, 7, 12, 26, 21, 22, 27, 5, 19, 18, 8, 21, 25, 20, 18, 13,
15 a) Choose an interval width so you have seven intervals. b) Create a frequency
table for the data.
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54.
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A manufacturer offers a warranty on its vacuum cleaners. The vacuum cleaners
have a mean lifespan of 3.4 years, with a standard deviation of 0.4 years. For how long should the
vacuum cleaners be covered by the warranty, if the manufacturer wants to repair no more than 2.5% of
the vacuum cleaners sold?
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a) Use confidence intervals to interpret the following statement. A
market research firm found that among online shoppers, 89% search for online for at least one other
seller carrying the same product when they purchase something on the Internet. The survey is
considered accurate within ±3.5 percent points, 99% of the time. b) How could they
decrease the margin of error in their result?
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56.
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An advertisement for a new toothpaste states that 80% of users reported better
dental check-ups. The results of the poll are accurate within 4 percent points, 9 times out of
10. a) State the confidence level. b) Determine the confidence interval. c)
In a focus group of 50 students, four said they already used this toothpaste and another five did
not want to try it. Determine the range of the mean number of the remaining students who could expect
better dental check-ups.
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A refinery produces oil and gas. • At least 1.5 L of gasoline are
produced for each litre of heating oil. • The refinery can produce up to 8.5 million litres
of heating oil and 4 million litres of gasoline each day. • Gasoline is projected to sell
for $1.05 per litre. Heating oil is projected to sell for $1.90 per litre. The company needs to
determine the daily combination of gas and heating oil that must be produced to maximize revenue.
Create a model to determine this combination. What would the revenue be? Optimization
Model
Let g represent the number of millions of litres of gasoline. Let h
represent the number of millions of litres of heating oil. Let R represent the total
revenue from sales in millions of dollars. Restrictions: g Î R, h Î R Constraints: g
 0 h 
0 g  1.5 hg  4 h  8.5 Objective function to
maximize: R = 1.05 g + 1.90 h
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58.
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Determine the equation for this quadratic function. Write the equation in
standard form. Show all your steps. 
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59.
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Identify and correct any errors in the following solution:   or  or 
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60.
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A window in a clothing store is 6.00 ft high and 15.00 ft long. Lee has been
asked to paint a mural on the window. The mural must be  the area of the window and the mural and
window must be similar. The mural must also be centred on the window. Draw a scale diagram that shows
the dimensions of the window, the dimensions of the mural, and where the mural should be
placed.
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