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Information about the total highway mileage traveled by vehicles in the United States is shown in the graph below. Place graph, page 33, here. a. What types of vehicles are referred to by this graph? b. What span of time is covered by the graph? c. The total mileage traveled each year is increasing. Which type of vehicle is increasing its total mileage the fastest? d. Use the graph to estimate how many miles trucks and buses will travel in the year 1990. Do you think this would be a reliable estimate? Why, or why not? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your w,ork in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 3. Your teacher has taken the time to analyze the class test grades for the past several semesters, on a monthly basis. Your teacher suspects that the students do better work after holiday seasons. The test averages are listed below. The months that include major holidays are noted. Place grade data, page 34, here. a. Construct a bar graph of the test data by month. Use the months as one axis, and the average grades as the other axis. b. Do higher grades occur after holiday months as your teacher suspects? When does the highest average grade occur? c. Why might it be difficult to draw meaningful conclusions from data such as this? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 5. The circle graph below shows a general breakdown of how the average person uses time. Place circle graph, page 36, here. a. fWhat is the most time-consuming activity for the average person? b. About what fraction (or percent) of a persons life is spent sleeping? c. Using the same categories as in the graph, redraw the graph to reflect your life. What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 7. There are many relationships between weather and crop performance. One such relationship is pictured below for corn yields in a certain region. It compares crop yield with average temperature for the month of July, for various rainfalls. Place graph, page 38, here. a. What are the units being used for (1) crop yields, (2) average temperature, and (3) rainfall? b. How is the graph drawn so that you can identify the lines for the three different rainfalls? c. For an average temperature of 82o, what crop yields can be expected for a 6 monthly rainfall? for a 1 monthly rainfall? d. Which is better for a cool average temperature of 70o--heavy rainfall or light rainfall? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you wi/ll use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 9. Pictured below is a graph of precipitation (rain, snow, etc.) for a certain region. This type of graph has the feature of indicating ranges of values, and is useful in selecting viable crops for a region. Place graph, page 39, here. a. The graph indicates three ranges of precipitation--what are they? b. What unit of measurement is used for the amount of rainfall? c. What amounts of rainfall would be considered normal for August in this region (give the largest and the smallest amounts)? d. What month(s) appear to be the driest (have the least precipitation)? What are you looking for? What do you need tAo answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 11. Sips Soft Drink distributor operates offices and warehouses in five parts of the country. The bar graph below shows the sales for each office. Place graph, page 40, here. a. How long of a period do the sales shown in the graph cover? b. How many million dollars in sales came from the Southwest area office? c. Which area office would you choose to work in if you wanted to work at the office with the greatest volume of sales? d. What are the total sales of Sips Soft Drink in a one-year period? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 13. You are preparing for a personnel presentation to management. Below is a table showing work experience for your employees. Place table, page 42, here. a. How many total employees are represented? b. Construct a bar chart to represent the number of employees in each category of length of service. Be sure to title the graph, label the bottom and the side of the graph, and figure out what units you will mark on the bottom and side of your graph. What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 15. You work in the county tax department and find a summary of the property tax expenditures in the form of a circle graph. Place circle graph, page 43, here. a. QWhere is the largest portion of the tax dollar spent? b. Where is the second largest portion of the tax dollar spent? c. If the total tax expenditure of your county is $1.5 million, how much is paid for fire protection? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct):17. lBelow is a table showing the change in social security employee rate for the past several years. Place table, page 44, here. a. Construct a line graph of the FICA rate by year. Label years along one axis and the percentage rate along the other axis. b. Examine the graph. Is the trend a steady increase, or does it appear to follow some kind of pattern? c. Based on the brief study of the trends done above, how reliable might an estimate of the future FICA rate be (based on the graph)? d. You should have the data points for 1984 and 1985 connected with a sloping line. Does this mean that the FICA rate was gradually changing between these two points? Perhaps a bar chart would be more appropriate. What would be the problem with constructing a bar chart with this data? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Es8timate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 19. You are manager for a small gift shop. You have decided that you really need some part-time help, but not for every day of the week. You analyze your sales for the past several weeks, and summarize them in the table below. Place table, page 46, here. a. YConstruct a bar chart showing the average sales on each day of the week. b. Do any of the days stand out as having more sales than the other days of the week? Which ones? Should you consider these as days for part-time help? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 21. You receive a report from the lab, showing an analysis of the electrolyte composition for a patient. The lab has analyzed secretions from the pancreas, gastric juices, sweat and saliva, and provided you with a computer-generated graph as follows. Place graph, page 48, here. a. What is the source of most of the sodium secreted? b. What is the primary source of bicarbonate? c. Which of the electrolytes is most secreted? Which is the second most abundant? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 23. As men and women age, the amount of energy used by the body when at rest, called the basal metabolic rate, decreases. The graph below shows the normal rates. Place graph, page 49, here. a. What is the unit of measurement for the basal metabolic rate shown in the graph? b. How are the values for men and women distinguished in the graph? c. A lab result indicates that a 10 year old male patient has a rate of 70 calories/m2/hr. A rate of twice normal is considered hyperactivity. Would this patient be considered hyperactive? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct):25. During a one-month period, a clinic treated a total of 1364 patients. The receptionist prepared a report for the staff showing the categories of illnesses and conditions, as shown below. Place circle graph, page 50, here. a. What condition accounted for the largest single segment of patients treated at the clinic? b. How many people were treated for broken bones? c. What month of the year did this graph represent? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 27. A familiar table is a check register, as shown below. Place table, page 52, here. a. MFor this section of a check register, what is the total amount of the checks written? b. When was the check written to Ritas Boutique? c. What is the lowest balance during the period covered by this check register? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 29. &The Morgans have been renting an apartment for several years and are considering buying a house. A real estate agent provides them with the table below. It shows the monthly loan payments for various loan amounts and terms. (Note: The loan payments listed do not include taxes, insurance, etc.) Place table, page 53, here. a. What percent interest rates are covered in the table? b. The Morgans want a 30-year loan, available now at 10% interest. Make a line graph of the monthly loan payments needed for each loan amount. Use the amount of the loan on one axis and the monthly payment on the other axis. c. Using the graph, estimate how much the loan payment would be for a loan amount of $85,500. d. Can the graph be used to estimate the payment for a $180,000 loan amount? If so, what do you think it would be? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 31. The table below shows guidelines for allowable spans for 2 by 8, 2 by 10, and 2 by 12 floor joists of various types of wood. The allowable spans are given for 16 on center (OC) and 24 on center constructions. Place table, page 55, here. a. If you are using grade-2, 2 by 10 Douglas fir floor joists, spaced 16 OC, what does the table suggest as the maximum allowable span? b. Could you span a farther distance by selecting a different type wood (species)? If so, what type? c. If all you had available was grade-2 Engelmann spruce to be spaced 16 OC, which size(s) of lumber could you select for a floor span of 12 feet? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 33. dYou work as a quality control supervisor at Desert Dry Deodorant factory. A technician prepares a report on the rejected deodorant bottles with a graph, as shown below. Place graph, page 57, here. a. What range of dates does the defect report cover? How many days of production data are shown? b. What is the highest level of defects reported on the graph? c. What is the lowest level of defects reported on the graph? d. On what day did the highest level of defects occur? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): 35. As a lab technician, you must perform various tests of material properties. Performing a stress analysis on wire samples is one such test. Below are the results of a stress analysis on a length of copper wire. The stretch of the wire is measured as different weights are hung from the wire. Place table, page 58, here. a. Construct a graph of the stretch in the copper wire at each load. Label the load along one axis and the stretch along the other axis. b. Interpret the graph to estimate the load limit for this wire. Show the load at which the wire will stretch to the point of breaking. c. Can you estimate what the stretch might be at 3 pounds? at 16 pounds? If so, what is your estimate? If not, explain why you are not able to estimate. What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct):37. Thermocouples are used to measure temperature. A thermocouple generates a voltage when heated. Using calibration curves and tables, the measured voltage can be converted to a temperature reading. Types of thermocouples are identified by a letter, such as type E, type K, etc. Calibration curves for comparison of different types of thermocouples are shown below. Place graph, page 60, here. a. What temperature scale does the graph use to display the thermocouple comparisons? b. What are the different types of thermocouples shown in the graph? c. What type will generate the most voltage at 1500oF? d. Why do you think that all of the lines shown do not extend over an equal temperature range? e. Notice that types G* and C* are not easy to tell apart. How could they be graphed to remedy this problem? What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct):39. The graph below shows both the indoor and outdoor temperatures for a twelve- hour period. Place graph, page 61, here. a. What are the units used to indicate the temperatures? b. What twelve-hour period is depicted? c. Do the indoor and outdoor temperatures seem to be related? How? d. When is the greatest difference in temperature observed? What is the temperature difference at this time? e. Sketch what you think the graph would look like if the next twelve hours were shown. What are you looking for? What do you need to answer the question? Estimate what your answer(s) might be (think of both numbers and terms to be used). Write out the methods that you will use to solve the problem and show your work in calculating the answer(s). Your answer(s) are (make sure you are close to your estimate and the units used are correct): DSET|(H -ŠE 76*ŠEDSET(H -E@E6*\EDSETR ----\   -Unit 4 Odd Questions