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CAHSEE Math 2.3 Statistics, Data, and Probability II 182 Views

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Statistics, Data, and Probability II: Drill Set 2, Problem 3. Which statement is true based on this information?

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English Language

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Algebra and Functions / Interpreting graphs

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Here's your shmoop du jour:
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Luke, Bill and James are playing three games of HORSE.
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The loser... has to kiss a horse. On the mouth.
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The percentage of shots that these three basketball players made over three games of HORSE are
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shown in the graph below. Which statement is true based on this information?

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And here are the potential answers...
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Okay, so we just have to go through each potential answer and see if it... rims out.
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A says "Bill had the highest shooting percentage for all three games."
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But we can see that in game 2 that Bill in blue here was behind James... so A isn't true.
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B. "Luke had the lowest shooting percentage for all three games."
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Luke clearly wasn't going to win any awards for his overall performance, but in game one,
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James shot even worse.
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C. "Luke never had the highest shooting percentage in all three games."
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True! In no game was Luke number 1.
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So it looks like C is true... but let's make sure...
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D. "James never had the highest shooting percentage in any of the three games." Well,
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game 2 was a bonanza for James as he DID have the highest percentage.
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So yeah, the answer is C.
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As in... "Cheek to cheek."
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