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1100 on the college entrance exam. Assuming that average refers to the mean, whi

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Question

1100on the college entrance exam. Assuming that average refers to the mean, which of the following claims must be true based on this information?

Note: More than one statement could be true. If none of the statements is true, mark the appropriate box.

Next year some of their freshman students will have a score of at least 1100 on the exam.

Last year all of their freshman students had a score of less than

1300 on the exam.

Last year at least one of their freshman students had a score of

1100 or above on the exam.

Last year fewer than half of their freshman students had a score of 1100 or below on the exam.

None of the above statements is true.

A private college advertised that last year their freshman students, on average, had a score of

1100on the college entrance exam. Assuming that average refers to the mean, which of the following claims must be true based on this information?

Note: More than one statement could be true. If none of the statements is true, mark the appropriate box.

Explanation / Answer

3) is true - if all had a score < 1100, the mean could not be 1100.

that is,

Last year all of their freshman students had a score of less than

1100 on the exam