ISEE Upper Level Word Problems: Reading and Interpreting Data Practice Test 21

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1. Olivia places a package of frozen cookie dough in the refrigerator to defrost a week before she will bake cookies from the dough. Which graph best represents what happens to the temperature of the cookie dough as it defrosts during the week?

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

2. David was trying to determine the mean of his test scores. He did not know what he had scored on each of his final 3 tests but knew that the sum of the final 3 scores was 278. If David scored an 82 on his first test, then what was the mean of all 4 scores?

  • A. 69.50
  • B. 72.00
  • C. 90.00
  • D. 92.66

3. The graph shows the distance Veronica biked from home as a function of time during a day bike ride.

At one point in the trip, Veronica stopped for a meal. How far was Veronica from home when she stopped for a meal?

  • A. 35 miles
  • B. 25 miles
  • C. 15 miles
  • D. 5 miles

4. Mrs. Babish scored the tests of her 10 students. She then calculated the mean, median, mode, and range for the test scores. The table gives the value of each of these statistical measures.

MeasureValue
Mean84
Median86
Mode81
Ran
  • A. mean
  • B. median
  • C. mode
  • D. range

5. Sam and Ouisie are playing a game using number cubes. Each player rolls three number cubes, numbered 1 through 6, and the sum of the numbers is recorded.

· Sam receives a point if his sum is an 8.

· Ouisie receives a point if her sum is either 8 or 10.

Who has a greater probability of receiving a point?

  • A. Ouisie
  • B. Sam
  • C. Sam and Ouisie have the same probability of receiving a point.
  • D. There is not enough information given to determine the answer.

6. A cookie jar contains 4 chocolate chip cookies, 10 sugar cookies, and 13 oatmeal raisin cookies. If one cookie is chosen at random, and a second cookie is chosen at random, what is the probability that both cookies will be chocolate chip?

  • A.
  • B.
  • C.
  • D.

7. The table below shows the scores of 10 different figure skaters at a skating competition.

  • A. 5.3
  • B. 5.6
  • C. 5.7
  • D. 5.8

    • 8. Two baker's assistants bake cupcakes. Assistant A makes 3 times the number of burnt cupcakes as Assistant B. Both assistants burned a total of 12 cupcakes yesterday. How many cupcakes did Assistant B burn?

    • A. 3
    • B. 4
    • C. 9
    • D. 36

    9. Buffy has taken 4 tests so far in her U.S. History class. Her scores on these tests are 72, 78, 81, and 85. The score on her final exam will be counted twice in her mean. What is the lowest score she can get on her final exam and have a mean score of no less than 80?

    • A. 84
    • B. 83
    • C. 82
    • D. 81

    10. Sonya recorded the number of siblings of each student in her class in the table shown.

    ScoreNumber of Skaters with this Score
    4.81
    5.32
    5.62
    5.84
    Number of SiblingsNumber of Students with That Number of Siblings
    02
    14
    27
    3

    What is the mean number of extra-credit assignments completed over the semester?

    • A. 3.50
    • B. 4.00
    • C. 4.50
    • D. 4.75

    14. The box-and-whisker plot below represents the low temperature, in degrees Fahrenheit, at a particular location on the same day in February for the last 50 years.

    What is the range of the data?

    • A. 65
    • B. 45
    • C. 35
    • D. 15

    15. A bag contains 7 red Skittles, 6 yellow Skittles, 4 green Skittles, and 7 blue Skittles. Natalie randomly removes 1 Skittle from the bag and eats it. Ashley then randomly removes a Skittle from the bag and eats it. If the Skittle Natalie ate was red, what is the probability that Ashley ate a blue Skittle?

    • A.
    • B.
    • C.
    • D.

    16. The stem-and-leaf plot shown represents the number of points scored by the winning team of a basketball tournament.

    What is the median score in the tournament?

    • A. 74
    • B. 71
    • C. 69
    • D. 49