WGU C955 – PA QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What is 3/4 divided by 2/3?
A) 9/8
B) 5/12
C) 5/7
D) 6/7 - Answers -9/8
A county park has hiking paths with lengths of 1.05, 3.6, 3.17, and 2.2 miles.
What is the total length, in miles, of hiking paths in the park?
A) 9.02 miles
B) 10.02 miles
C) 10.12 miles
D) 11.2 miles - Answers -10.02 miles
If there are 2 tablespoons in 1 fluid ounce, how many tablespoons does the following
calculation yield?
4 fl oz - 1.5 tbsp
0.5 tbsp
1 tbsp
2.5 tbsp
6.5 tbsp - Answers -6.5 tbsp
Solve for X:
X - 5/4 = 2/3
A) 3/12
B) 7/12
C) 10/12
D) 23/12 - Answers -23/12
Solve for X:
X+5/3=2/3
A) -3
B) -1
C) 1
D) 3 - Answers --1
Given the inequality:
2y + 6 > 20
Which graph is the solution?
A) {{ y < 3 }}
B) {{ y > 6 }}
C) {{ y > 7 }}
,D) {{ y < 7 }} - Answers -{{ y > 7 }}
The bar chart below summarizes the final grade distribution for a statistics course:
{{
Y = Count
X=ABCDF
A=5
B=9
C = 11
D=8
F=7
}}
Which percentage of students earned a B in the statistics course?
A) 9%
B) 22.5%
C) 27.5%
D) 40% - Answers -22.5%
Which statement is true regarding the distribution of the histogram below?
{{ Positively skewed histogram }}
A) The mean of the distribution is greater than its median.
B) The median of the distribution is greater than its mean.
C) The mean and the median of the distribution are equal.
D) The relationship between the mean and the median cannot be determined from the
histogram. - Answers -The mean of the distribution is greater than its median.
In one 12-hour shift, a nurse spends four hours at patient bedsides, two hours pulling
medications, one hour on breaks, two hours documenting, and three hours doing other
activities. An analyst would like to display the data by representing the 12-hour shift as
one whole.
Which display method should the analyst use to meet this goal?
A) Box plot
B) Stem plot
C) Histogram
D) Pie chart - Answers -Pie chart
For which type of website data would a histogram be most appropriate?
A) Length of visit in minutes
B) Location of visitor by country
, C) Frequently viewed pages
D) Most popular method of arrival - Answers -Length of visit in minutes
A company has 14 employees. Six employees work day shift, five employees work
swing shift, and three employees work night shift.
Which type of graph should be used to display how many employees work each shift?
A) Stem plot
B) Bar graph
C) Box plot
D) Histogram - Answers -Bar graph
The bar chart below displays the daily number of visits for the five most frequently
viewed web pages of a retailer's website:
{{
Y=Number of Visits per Day, going from 0 to 1400 in increments of 200
1st Bar=700
2nd Bar=900
3rd Bar=1100
4th Bar=1250
5th Bar=1300
}}
Why is this chart an inaccurate representation of the data?
A) The horizontal labels are missing.
B) A histogram instead of a bar chart should be used for this type of data.
C) A pie chart instead of a bar chart should be used for this type of data.
D) The vertical axis should start at 600 instead of 0 based on this data. - Answers -The
horizontal labels are missing.
Two employees, Smith and Jones, had first quarterly sales of $50,000 and $60,000,
respectively. The graph below depicts this information:
{{
Y=Thousands of Dollars, going from 40 to 100 in increments of 10
X= Smith Jones
Smith = 50
Jones = 60
}}
What is true about this graph's depiction of the data?
A) The graph reflects the results perfectly.
What is 3/4 divided by 2/3?
A) 9/8
B) 5/12
C) 5/7
D) 6/7 - Answers -9/8
A county park has hiking paths with lengths of 1.05, 3.6, 3.17, and 2.2 miles.
What is the total length, in miles, of hiking paths in the park?
A) 9.02 miles
B) 10.02 miles
C) 10.12 miles
D) 11.2 miles - Answers -10.02 miles
If there are 2 tablespoons in 1 fluid ounce, how many tablespoons does the following
calculation yield?
4 fl oz - 1.5 tbsp
0.5 tbsp
1 tbsp
2.5 tbsp
6.5 tbsp - Answers -6.5 tbsp
Solve for X:
X - 5/4 = 2/3
A) 3/12
B) 7/12
C) 10/12
D) 23/12 - Answers -23/12
Solve for X:
X+5/3=2/3
A) -3
B) -1
C) 1
D) 3 - Answers --1
Given the inequality:
2y + 6 > 20
Which graph is the solution?
A) {{ y < 3 }}
B) {{ y > 6 }}
C) {{ y > 7 }}
,D) {{ y < 7 }} - Answers -{{ y > 7 }}
The bar chart below summarizes the final grade distribution for a statistics course:
{{
Y = Count
X=ABCDF
A=5
B=9
C = 11
D=8
F=7
}}
Which percentage of students earned a B in the statistics course?
A) 9%
B) 22.5%
C) 27.5%
D) 40% - Answers -22.5%
Which statement is true regarding the distribution of the histogram below?
{{ Positively skewed histogram }}
A) The mean of the distribution is greater than its median.
B) The median of the distribution is greater than its mean.
C) The mean and the median of the distribution are equal.
D) The relationship between the mean and the median cannot be determined from the
histogram. - Answers -The mean of the distribution is greater than its median.
In one 12-hour shift, a nurse spends four hours at patient bedsides, two hours pulling
medications, one hour on breaks, two hours documenting, and three hours doing other
activities. An analyst would like to display the data by representing the 12-hour shift as
one whole.
Which display method should the analyst use to meet this goal?
A) Box plot
B) Stem plot
C) Histogram
D) Pie chart - Answers -Pie chart
For which type of website data would a histogram be most appropriate?
A) Length of visit in minutes
B) Location of visitor by country
, C) Frequently viewed pages
D) Most popular method of arrival - Answers -Length of visit in minutes
A company has 14 employees. Six employees work day shift, five employees work
swing shift, and three employees work night shift.
Which type of graph should be used to display how many employees work each shift?
A) Stem plot
B) Bar graph
C) Box plot
D) Histogram - Answers -Bar graph
The bar chart below displays the daily number of visits for the five most frequently
viewed web pages of a retailer's website:
{{
Y=Number of Visits per Day, going from 0 to 1400 in increments of 200
1st Bar=700
2nd Bar=900
3rd Bar=1100
4th Bar=1250
5th Bar=1300
}}
Why is this chart an inaccurate representation of the data?
A) The horizontal labels are missing.
B) A histogram instead of a bar chart should be used for this type of data.
C) A pie chart instead of a bar chart should be used for this type of data.
D) The vertical axis should start at 600 instead of 0 based on this data. - Answers -The
horizontal labels are missing.
Two employees, Smith and Jones, had first quarterly sales of $50,000 and $60,000,
respectively. The graph below depicts this information:
{{
Y=Thousands of Dollars, going from 40 to 100 in increments of 10
X= Smith Jones
Smith = 50
Jones = 60
}}
What is true about this graph's depiction of the data?
A) The graph reflects the results perfectly.
