Identify the abuse of statistics.Criticize this statement: "Last year, Americans consumed 121,358,399,451 gallons of gasoline."
What will be an ideal response?
The number suggests that a very accurate and precise count was taken, but it is actually an estimate. The precision of the number is unwarranted and deceptive. It would be better to say that "121 billion gallons of gasoline were consumed."
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Solve the application and answer with a complete sentence.Mikayla plans to ride her bike 60 miles from her home to her boyfriend's house. If she is able to average 15 miles per hour, how long will it take Mikayla to get to her boyfriend's house.
A. It will take Mikayla 3 hours. B. It will take Mikayla 5 hours. C. It will take Mikayla 4 hours. D. It will take Mikayla 15 hours.
Determine if the series converges or diverges; if the series converges, find its sum.
A. Converges; 
B. Converges; 
C. Converges; e-3
D. Diverges
Find the probability.A lottery game has balls numbered 1 through 19. What is the probability of selecting an even numbered ball or a 12?
A. 
B. 9
C. 
D. 
Simplify the following. Leave answer as a power.811 ? 815
A. 826 B. 8165 C. 1626 D. 6426