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Here is a list of the numbers of fish that Tyler caught in nine outings last summer: <cmath>2,0,1,3,0,3,3,1,2.</cmath> Which statement about the mean, median, and mode is true?
 
Here is a list of the numbers of fish that Tyler caught in nine outings last summer: <cmath>2,0,1,3,0,3,3,1,2.</cmath> Which statement about the mean, median, and mode is true?
  
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<math>\text{(A)} \text{median} < \text{mean} < \text{mode} \qquad \text{(B)} \text{mean} < \text{mode} < \text{median} \\ \\ \text{(C)} \text{mean} < \text{median} < \text{mode} \qquad \text{(D)} \text{median} < \text{mode} < \text{mean} \\ \\ \text{(E)} \text{mode} < \text{median} < \text{mean}</math>
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<math>\text{(A) median} < \text{mean} < \text{mode} \qquad \text{(B) mean} < \text{mode} < \text{median} \\ \\ \text{(C) mean} < \text{median} < \text{mode} \qquad \text{(D) median} < \text{mode} < \text{mean} \\ \\ \text{(E) mode} < \text{median} < \text{mean}</math>
  
 
[[2011 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 4|Solution]]
 
[[2011 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 4|Solution]]

Revision as of 17:05, 25 November 2011

Problem 1

Margie bought $3$ apples at a cost of $50$ cents per apple. She paid with a 5-dollar bill. How much change did Margie recieve?

$\text{(A)}\ \textdollar 1.50 \qquad \text{(B)}\ \textdollar 2.00 \qquad \text{(C)}\ \textdollar 2.50 \qquad \text{(D)}\ \textdollar 3.00 \qquad \text{(E)}\ \textdollar 3.50$


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Problem 2

Karl's rectangular vegetable garden is $20$ feet by $45$ feet, and Makenna's is $25$ feet by $40$ feet. Whose garden is larger in area?

$\text{(A) Karl's garden is larger by 100 square feet.}$

$\text{(B) Karl's garden is larger by 25 square feet.}$

$\text{(C) The gardens are the same size.}$

$\text{(D) Makenna's garden is larger by 25 square feet.}$

$\text{(E) Makenna's garden is larger by 100 square feet.}$


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Problem 3

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Problem 4

Here is a list of the numbers of fish that Tyler caught in nine outings last summer: \[2,0,1,3,0,3,3,1,2.\] Which statement about the mean, median, and mode is true?

$\text{(A) median} < \text{mean} < \text{mode} \qquad \text{(B) mean} < \text{mode} < \text{median} \\ \\ \text{(C) mean} < \text{median} < \text{mode} \qquad \text{(D) median} < \text{mode} < \text{mean} \\ \\ \text{(E) mode} < \text{median} < \text{mean}$

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Problem 25

A circle with radius $1$ is inscribed in a square and circumscribed about another square as shown. Which fraction is closest to the ratio of the circle's shaded area to the area between the two squares?

[asy] filldraw((-1,-1)--(-1,1)--(1,1)--(1,-1)--cycle,mediumgray,black); filldraw(Circle((0,0),1), mediumgray,black); filldraw((-1,0)--(0,1)--(1,0)--(0,-1)--cycle,white,black);[/asy]

$\text{(A)}\ \frac{1}2\qquad\text{(B)}\ 1\qquad\text{(C)}\ \frac{3}2\qquad\text{(D)}\ 2\qquad\text{(E)}\ \frac{5}2$


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