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(08.02 MC) George believes the Art Club students at his school have an unfair advantage in being assigned to the art class they request. He asked 500 students at his school the following questions: “Are you in the Art Club?” and “Did you get the art class you requested?” The results are shown in the table below:   Art Club Not in Art Club Total Received art class requested 100 265 365 Did not get art class requested 65 70 135 Total 165 335 500 Help George determine if all students at his school have an equal opportunity to get into the art class they requested. Show your work, and explain your process for determining the fairness of the class assignment process.

(07.03) What is the sum of the geometric sequence 4, 16, 64, … if there are 8 terms?

(08.05 LC) Janelle is conducting an experiment to determine whether a new medication is effective in reducing sneezing. She finds 1,000 volunteers with sneezing issues and divides them into two groups. The control group does not receive any medication; the treatment group receives the medication. The patients in the treatment group show reduced signs of sneezing. What can Janelle conclude from this experiment?

(05.02 MC) The function f(x) = 16(2)x represents the growth of a bee population every year in a remote swamp. Jennifer wants to manipulate the formula to an equivalent form that calculates two times a year, not just once a year. Which function is correct for Jennifer’s purpose, and what is the new growth rate?

(06.01) If you were to use the substitution method to solve the following system, choose the new equation after the expression equivalent to y from the first equation is substituted into the second equation. 6x − y = 14x − 3y = −11

(05.02 MC) Daniel is looking over some data regarding the temperatures of countries and how the temperature relates to the number of mosquitoes. The data are represented by the exponential function f(x) = 2x, where x is the number of mosquitoes. Explain how he can convert this equation to a logarithmic function when the temperature is 64 degrees.

(06.01) Brianna went to a carnival. She played five games and rode six rides. Justin went to the same carnival and played seven games and rode eight rides. If Brianna paid $11.75 and Justin paid $16.15, how much did one game cost to play?

(06.01) Three families went to the movies together. The Smiths ordered two tubs of popcorn, one plate of nachos, and three drinks. They spent $65. The Langes ordered three tubs of popcorn, two plates of nachos, and five drinks. They spent $85. The Radfords ordered one tub of popcorn, one plate of nachos, and two drinks. They spent $40. Which system of equations matches their night at the movies?

(06.04 MC) Christopher is analyzing a circle, y2 + x2 = 121, and a linear function g(x). Will they intersect? y2 + x2 = 121 g(x) x g(x) −1 14 0 12 1 10

(08.02 MC) Alex believes the honor roll students at his school have an unfair advantage in being assigned to the science class they request. He asked 500 students at his school the following questions: “Are you on the honor roll?” and “Did you get the science class you requested?” The results are shown in the table below:   Honor roll Not on honor roll Total Received science class requested 64 315 379 Did not get science class requested 80 41 121 Total 144 356 500 Help Alex determine if all students at his school have an equal opportunity to get into the science class they requested. Show your work, and explain your process for determining the fairness of the class assignment process.