HIGHLINE SCHOOL DISTRICT                                               School:  __________________

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SECOND YEAR MATH OLYMPIAD  March 21, 1998

                                                                                                                               Grade:  _________

Probability and Statistics

                                                                                                                Team Number:  _________

 

1.         A baseball team has players that are 12, 9, 11, 8, 12, 9, 9, 8 and 12 years old.  What is the difference between the median and mean ages of the team?

 

 

 

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2.         In his first 4 basketball games, Dunking Dan Dorfman scored 19, 31, 12, and 9 points.  How many points must he score in his fifth game to have an average of exactly 20 points per game?

 

 

 

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3.         What is the probability of drawing 4 spades in a row out of a deck of 52 cards? (Express your answer as a fraction reduced to lowest terms.)

 

 

 

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4.         A baseball league has nine teams.  During the season, each of the nine teams plays exactly 3 games with each of the other teams.  What is the total number of games played?

 

 

 

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5.         An ice cream shop offers a two scoop sundae with the following choices.  How many combinations of sundae can be made?

 

Container

(choose 1)

Ice cream flavor

(choose 2)

Toppings

(choose 1)

Sauce

(choose 1)

·        Cup

·        Waffle cone

·        Sugar cone

·        Vanilla

·        Chocolate

·        Strawberry

·        Cherry

·        Nuts

·        Chocolate chip

·        Cherry

·        Granola

·        Fudge

·        Caramel

·        Butterscotch

 

 

 

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