Question 1:  In a re-election campaign brochure that Dullington County Sheriff Tom Fenlinton is distributing, Fenlinton takes credit for working closely with the two city police departments in his county to keep the number of automobile thefts in Dullington County well below the average for the Metroville region. The “Metroville region,” as all locals know, refers to the 10 county area consisting of the state capital, Metroville; Winifred County, in which Metroville is located; and the nine counties – including Dullington County – that surround Winifred County. Assigned by your editor to check out the sheriff’s claim, you compile the following data for the past year, which is the most recent information available:

County

Registered vehicles

Auto thefts

Cherry

29099

269

Dullington

26705

389

Foster

44752

313

Frazier

25513

172

Holsen

47680

316

Jackson

40016

310

Logsford

27373

200

Pearson

37889

279

Runyon

28893

202

Winifred

298605

2585

 

What is the average number of auto thefts in the 10-county Metroville Region? 

 

Answer: About 504

 

Question 2: Obviously, there are quite a few more auto thefts in Winnifred County than in any of the surrounding counties. Thus the median would  be a more accurate representation of the typical number of auto thefts in the region’s counties. What is the median number of auto thefts for the 10 counties?

 

Answer: 294.5

 

Question 3: Considering the number of automobile thefts in Dullington County and the total number of registered automobiles in Dullington County, what are the approximate odds that an automobile registered in Dullington County will be stolen?

 

Answer:  1 in 69

 

Question 4:  The royal family __

 

are vacationing in France.

*is vacationing in France.

 

Question 5:  A group of journalists __

 

are trapped in the embassy.

*is trapped in the embassy.

 

Question 6:  The students and the professor __

 

*are communicating by e-mail.

is communicating by e-mail.

 

Question 7: The Council members or the mayor __

 

*is available for an interview.

are available for an interview.

 

Question 8:  Each chapter and each page of the book __

 

*was edited carefully.

were edited carefully.

 

Question 9: The new police uniforms will cost __ each.

 

*$234

234 dollars

two-hundred and thirty-four dollars

$ two-hundred and thirty-four

 

Question 10: Sgt. Ferguson __

 

said that he had activated his cruiser's lights and siren.

*said he had activated his cruiser's lights and siren.