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2001 ('97) |
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y4
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y8
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1. Each cup can be paired with each saucer. How may different pairings of a cup and saucer can be made? |
A
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2 | |||||||||||||
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B
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3 | ||||||||||||||
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C
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5 | ||||||||||||||
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D
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6 |
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15
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56
(56)
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2.
There is only one red marble in each of the bags shown below. Without
looking, you are to pick a marble out of one of the bags. Which bag would
give you the greatest chance of picking the red marble?
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A
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Bag with 10 marbles. |
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49
(•)
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76
(74)
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B
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Bag with 100 marbles. | ||||||||||||||
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C
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Bag with 1000 marbles. | ||||||||||||||
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D
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It makes no difference. | ||||||||||||||
| Commentary The results for year 8 students were almost identical in 1997 and 2001. These tasks were not administered to year 4 students in 1997. |
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