Activity 7.7
How Many Boys (or Girls)?
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7. In taking a multiple-choice test, there are five possible answers for each problem, only one of
which is correct. Assume that someone guesses randomly on all 25 problems.
a. What is the probability of getting the first problem correct?
b. What is the probability of getting the first problem wrong?
c. What number of correct answers is needed to achieve a passing grade of 70%?
d. What is the probability of getting a passing grade with the minimum number correct?

Data are collected to see how many ice-cream cones are sold at a ballpark in a week. day 1 is sunday and day 7 is the following saturday. use the data from the table to create a scatter plot.

Formulate alisha has a number in mind. if she adds three to her number the result is less than five. use this information to write and solve an inequality about alisha's number. then graph the solution set.

High school seniors with strong academic records apply to the nation’s most selective colleges in greater numbers each year. because the number of slots remains relatively stable, some colleges reject more early applicants. suppose that for a recent admissions class, an ivy league college received 2851 applications for early admission. of this group, it admitted 1033 students early, rejected 854 outright, and deferred 964 to the regular admission pool for further consideration. in the past, this school has admitted 18% of the deferred early admission applicants during the regular admission process. counting the students admitted early and the students admitted during the regular admission process, the total class size was 2375. let e, r, and d represent the events that a student who applies for early admission is admitted early, rejected outright, or deferred to the regular admissions pool.suppose a student applies for early admission. what is the probability that the student will be admitted for early admission or be deferred and later admitted during the regular admission process?