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SAT Math 1.1 Statistics and Probability
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SAT Math 1.1 Statistics and Probability. In which of the following data sets are the arithmetic mean and the median equal?

SAT Math 1.2 Statistics and Probability
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SAT Math: Statistics and Probability Drill 1, Problem 2. If the four largest numbers in the set were doubled, what would happen to the median...

SAT Math 1.3 Statistics and Probability
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SAT Math 1.3 Statistics and Probability. Approximately what is the probability that they will be placed in alphabetical order?

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SAT Math 1.4 Statistics and Probability. If two standard 6-sided dice are rolled, what is the probability that the sum of the dice will be greater than 10?

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Here’s your shmoop du jour, brought to you by Dice.

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They actually didn’t have ANY dots on them at all… until they came down with a nasty case of measles.

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If two standard 6-sided dice are rolled,

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what is the probability that the sum of the dice will be greater than 10?

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And here are the potential answers…

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So an easy way to answer this question is to draw a table.

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On each side, we’ll represent the result of rolling one of the dice.

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Then, we’ll find the sum of each combination.

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Now, all we have to do is count the spaces

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where the sum is greater than 10. You may have to use your toes. Get your socks off.

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There are two spaces with 11, and one with 12.

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That’s 3 spaces out of 36 possible combinations.

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So the answer is 3/36 or 1/12, and our answer is (C).

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Thank goodness we arrived at an answer before we had to start counting other body parts…