C957 UNIT 2 FUNCTION
INTERPRETATION QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
, Which choice is a variable?
A) The cost of your daily newspaper
B) Your shoe size
C) The number of states in the United States of America
D) The amount a teenager makes babysitting - Answer: The amount a teenager makes babysitting
Which choice is a variable?
A) The colors and styles of your shoes
B) The amount a babysitter charges per hour
C) The operating system on your phone
D) The name of the largest mountain range in the United States - Answer: The colors and styles of your
shoes
Which choice is a quantitative variable?
A) M, representing the federal minimum wage
B) P, representing the monthly profit based on the number of customers who needed plumbing services
C) R, representing the monthly rent for your company's office building
D) S, representing the number of regular weekly shipping deliveries your company's trucks make -
Answer: P, representing the monthly profit based on the number of customers who needed plumbing
services
In a lawn-mowing business, the amount of time an employee spends mowing a lawn depends on the
size of the lawn. It might also depend on some other factors.
Which choice represents a qualitative variable in this lawn-mowing business?
A) W, representing the number of hours the employee spends working each day
B) M, representing the maximum amount of lawn that a given mower can complete per hour
C) H, representing the hilliness of the lawn
D) G, representing the amount of gas needed to mow a given lawn - Answer: H, representing the
hilliness of the lawn
INTERPRETATION QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
Your Exam Plug
, Which choice is a variable?
A) The cost of your daily newspaper
B) Your shoe size
C) The number of states in the United States of America
D) The amount a teenager makes babysitting - Answer: The amount a teenager makes babysitting
Which choice is a variable?
A) The colors and styles of your shoes
B) The amount a babysitter charges per hour
C) The operating system on your phone
D) The name of the largest mountain range in the United States - Answer: The colors and styles of your
shoes
Which choice is a quantitative variable?
A) M, representing the federal minimum wage
B) P, representing the monthly profit based on the number of customers who needed plumbing services
C) R, representing the monthly rent for your company's office building
D) S, representing the number of regular weekly shipping deliveries your company's trucks make -
Answer: P, representing the monthly profit based on the number of customers who needed plumbing
services
In a lawn-mowing business, the amount of time an employee spends mowing a lawn depends on the
size of the lawn. It might also depend on some other factors.
Which choice represents a qualitative variable in this lawn-mowing business?
A) W, representing the number of hours the employee spends working each day
B) M, representing the maximum amount of lawn that a given mower can complete per hour
C) H, representing the hilliness of the lawn
D) G, representing the amount of gas needed to mow a given lawn - Answer: H, representing the
hilliness of the lawn
