SCAT - School and College Ability Data Interpretation and Probability Questions and Answers

Question 1

The table below shows the number of different colored balls in a bag. If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that the ball is NOT blue?

| Color  | Number of Balls |
|--------|-----------------|
| Red    | 8               |
| Blue   | 5               |
| Green  | 10              |
| Yellow | 2               |

Accepted Answer

4/5

Answer

1/5

Answer

1/4

Answer

3/5

Question 2

A fair six-sided die is rolled and a fair coin is flipped. What is the probability of rolling an even number and the coin landing on tails?

Accepted Answer

1/4

Answer

1/6

Answer

1/2

Answer

1/3

Question 3

The line graph shows the number of books a student read each month over a 5-month period: January (4), February (6), March (3), April (7), May (5). What is the average (mean) number of books read per month?

Accepted Answer

5

Answer

6

Answer

4

Answer

3

Question 4

A drawer contains 12 red socks and 14 blue socks. What is the minimum number of socks you must pull from the drawer in the dark to guarantee you have a matching pair?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

2

Answer

13

Answer

26

Question 5

A pie chart represents a survey of 120 students' favorite sports. Soccer accounts for 30% of the circle. How many students chose soccer as their favorite sport?

Accepted Answer

36

Answer

30

Answer

40

Answer

24

Question 6

The bar chart below shows the scores of a class on a science test. Which of the following statements is true based on the data?

- Score of 75: 5 students
- Score of 80: 8 students
- Score of 85: 6 students
- Score of 90: 5 students
- Score of 95: 2 students

Accepted Answer

The score of 80 was the most frequent score.

Answer

The mode of the scores is 90.

Answer

More students scored 95 than 75.

Answer

The total number of students who took the test is 25.

The table below shows the number of different colored balls in a bag.If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that the ball is NOT blue?| Color | Number of Balls ||--------|-----------------|| Red | 8 || Blue | 5 || Green | 10 || Yellow | 2 |

The table below shows the number of different colored balls in a bag.
If one ball is drawn at random, what is the probability that the ball is NOT blue?
| Color | Number of Balls |
|--------|-----------------|
| Red | 8 |
| Blue | 5 |
| Green | 10 |
| Yellow | 2 |