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Grade 8
Make predictions
Cam is going to roll a fair
6
6
6
-sided die
100
100
100
times. What is the best prediction for the number of times that Cam will roll the number
5
5
5
?
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Cam is going to roll a fair
6
6
6
-sided die
2400
2400
2400
times.
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What is the best prediction for the number of times that Cam will roll the number
4
4
4
?
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Choose
1
1
1
answer:
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(A) Exactly
400
400
400
times
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(B) Close to
400
400
400
times but probably not exactly
400
400
400
times
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(C) Exactly
600
600
600
times
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(D) Close to
600
600
600
times but probably not exactly
600
600
600
times
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If you roll a
6
6
6
-sided die
6
6
6
times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will roll an even number?
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_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
times
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If you roll a
6
6
6
-sided die
12
12
12
times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will roll a five?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
times
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If you roll a
6
6
6
-sided die
12
12
12
times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will roll a four?
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_
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
times
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If you roll a
6
6
6
-sided die
6
6
6
times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will roll a three?
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_
_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
times
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If you flip a coin
8
8
8
times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times it will land on heads?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_
____
times
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Shelley's Cupcakes recently sold
8
8
8
cupcakes, of which
4
4
4
were coconut cupcakes. Considering this data, how many of the next
20
20
20
cupcakes sold would you expect to be coconut cupcakes?
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____ coconut cupcakes
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Craig is learning to identify local birds with a Field Guide to Forest Birds deck of cards. He randomly selects one card from the deck, puts it back in the deck, and selects another card. He repeats this several times and gets
4
4
4
hummingbirds,
3
3
3
falcons,
1
1
1
woodpecker,
4
4
4
owls,
3
3
3
loons, and
2
2
2
eagles.
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Based on the data, what is the probability that the next card Craig selects will be a falcon card?
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Write your answer as a fraction or whole number.
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Sophia has a bag with
3
3
3
purple marbles and
4
4
4
blue marbles in it. She is going to randomly draw a marble from the bag
3
3
3
times, putting the marble back in the bag after each draw. Complete the following statement with the best prediction. Sophia will draw a purple marble.
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Brandon recorded which donut his nephew picked for breakfast the past few months. cake donuts
2
2
2
chocolate frosted donuts
2
2
2
jelly-filled donuts
5
5
5
glazed donuts
3
3
3
Considering this data, how many of the next
20
20
20
donuts Brandon's nephew picks for breakfast would you expect to be glazed donuts?
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Cam is going to roll a fair
6
6
6
-sided die
n
n
n
times. What is the best prediction for the number of times that Cam will roll the number
4
4
4
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Of the last
18
18
18
trains to pull into Castroville Station,
12
12
12
were full. Considering this data, how many of the next
12
12
12
trains would you expect to be full?
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□
trains
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If you spin the spinner
10
10
10
times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times it will land on pink?
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_
_
_
_
\_\_\_\_\_
_____
times
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Anthony's Muffin Shop recently sold
4
4
4
blackberry muffins and
6
6
6
other muffins. Considering this data, how many of the next
20
20
20
muffins sold would you expect to be blackberry muffins?
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____ blackberry muffins
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Brandon recorded which donut his nephew picked for breakfast the past few months.
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cake donuts
2
2
2
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chocolate frosted donuts
2
2
2
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jelly-filled donuts
5
5
5
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glazed donuts
3
3
3
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Considering this data, how many of the next
20
20
20
donuts Brandon's nephew picks for breakfast would you expect to be glazed donuts?
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____ glazed donuts
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At Tasty Dogs,
2
2
2
of the last
12
12
12
customers wanted mustard on their hot dogs. Considering this data, how many of the next
6
6
6
customers would you expect to want mustard?
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____ customers
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On his recent free-throw attempts, Lamar made
4
4
4
shots and missed
6
6
6
shots. Considering this data, how many of his next
20
20
20
free-throw attempts would you expect Lamar to miss?
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____ misses
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Ann runs a day care center. Of the last
18
18
18
children to enroll at the day care center,
8
8
8
of them have been elementary school students. Considering this data, how many of the next
9
9
9
children to enroll should you expect to be elementary school students?
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____ elementary school students
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Out of the people who have already taken their seats at a seminar,
2
2
2
people have black hair while
2
2
2
people do not. Considering this data, how many of the next
16
16
16
people to take their seats should you expect to be black-haired?
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____ black-haired people
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Of the last
18
18
18
trains to pull into Castroville Station,
12
12
12
were full. Considering this data, how many of the next
12
12
12
trains would you expect to be full?
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____ trains
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There were
3
3
3
chihuahuas at the dog park last Saturday, along with
9
9
9
other dogs. Considering this data, how many of the next
20
20
20
dogs to arrive at the park next Saturday should you expect to be chihuahuas?
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____ chihuahuas
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In recent days, Rudy has worn a brown shirt on
5
5
5
days and shirts in other colors on
5
5
5
days. Considering this data, how many times would you expect Rudy to wear a brown shirt in the next
12
12
12
days?
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____ times
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You select a marble without looking and then put it back. If you do this
9
9
9
times, what is the best prediction possible for the number of times you will pick an orange marble?
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_____ times
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if you spin it
256
256
256
how many times would you expect to spin
A
A
A
or
B
B
B
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Declan's friend Luka claims that he can read minds. To test Luka's abilities, Declan draws
5
5
5
cards without replacement from a standard deck of
52
52
52
playing cards. Declan then asks Luka to identify in any order which
5
5
5
cards he drew without looking. Assume that Luka has no special abilities and is randomly guessing the cards. What is the probability that Luka correctly identifies all
5
5
5
cards in any order?
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Harper asked
20
20
20
people living in Eastbury and
20
20
20
people living in Grand Valley how many televisions are in their households. She recorded her results in these box plots
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Suppose you roll a standard six-sided die
186
186
186
times. How many more times would you expect to roll an even number than roll a
5
5
5
or
6
6
6
?
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athen your want them
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Elizabeth is going to flip a fair coin
100
100
100
times.
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What is the best prediction for the number of times that the coin will land tails up?
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Choose
1
1
1
answer:
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(A) Exactly
200
200
200
times
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(B) Close to
200
200
200
times but probably not exactly
200
200
200
times
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(C) Exactly
50
50
50
times
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(D) Close to
50
50
50
times but probably not exactly
50
50
50
times
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2
2
2
About
1
−
2
%
1-2 \%
1
−
2%
of the population has red hair. If
800
800
800
people were randomly sampled, about how many of them would you expect to be red heads?
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7
7
7
. Which is the most reasonable prediction for the total cost of a purchase with
3
3
3
items?
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$
20
\$ 20
$20
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$
6
\$ 6
$6
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$
34
\$ 34
$34
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\$\(1\)\(\newline\)CLEAR ALL\(\newline\)NUMBER OF ITEMS
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30
30
30
adults booked to stay in a hotel.
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19
19
19
adults booked breakfast
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15
15
15
adults booked dinner
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4
4
4
adults did not book breakfast or dinner
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Some adults booked breakfast and dinner.
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Meihui chooses at random two of the 30 adults.
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Work out the probability that these two adults each booked breakfast and dinner.
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There are
12
12
12
counters in a bag.
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3
3
3
of the counters are red
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9
9
9
of the counters are green
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Ameya, Jack and Ella each take at random one counter from the bag.
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Work out the probability that at least one red counter is still in the bag.
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If a fair die is rolled
7
7
7
times, what is the probability, to the nearest thousandth, of getting exactly o fours?
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Answer:
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If a fair coin is tossed
7
7
7
times, what is the probability, to the nearest thousandth, of getting exactly
4
4
4
heads?
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Answer:
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If a fair coin is tossed
4
4
4
times, what is the probability, to the nearest thousandth, of getting exactly
2
2
2
tails?
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Answer:
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A lock has a code of
5
5
5
numbers from
1
1
1
to
10
10
10
. If no numbers in the code are allowed to repeat, how many different codes could be made?
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Answer:
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If the Math Olympiad Club consists of
16
16
16
students, how many different teams of
4
4
4
students can be formed for competitions?
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Answer:
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The principal would like to assemble a committee of
7
7
7
students from the
12
12
12
-member student council. How many different committees can be chosen?
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Answer:
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98.6
,
99.0
,
98.9
,
98.3
,
98.7
98.6,99.0,98.9,98.3,98.7
98.6
,
99.0
,
98.9
,
98.3
,
98.7
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What is the mean of the list of numbers?
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How many times larger is
8
×
1
0
6
8\times10^6
8
×
1
0
6
than
2
×
1
0
2
2\times10^2
2
×
1
0
2
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Kaylee owns a small business selling bagels. She knows that in the last week
13
13
13
customers paid cash,
32
32
32
customers used a debit card, and
53
53
53
customers used a credit card.
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If next week, she is expecting
1900
1900
1900
customers, about how many would you expect to pay with cash? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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Answer Attempt
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1
1
out of
2
2
2
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Score:
3
3
3
/
40
40
40
Penalty:
0
0
0
.
25
25
25
off
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Joshua owns a small business selling bagels. He knows that in the last week
39
39
39
customers paid cash,
22
22
22
customers used a debit card, and
2
2
2
customers used a credit card.
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If next week, he is expecting
700
700
700
customers, about how many would you expect to pay with cash? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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Answer Attempt
1
1
1
out of
2
2
2
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A spinner is divided into five colored sections that are not of equal size: ed, blue, green, yellow, and purple. The spinner is spun several times, and the results are recorded below:
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\begin{tabular}{|c|c|}
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\hline Spinner Results \\
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\hline Color & Frequency \\
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\hline Red &
2
2
2
\\
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\hline Blue &
10
10
10
\\
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\hline Green &
3
3
3
\\
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\hline Yellow &
4
4
4
\\
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\hline Purple &
20
20
20
\\
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\hline
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\end{tabular}
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If the spinner is spun
1300
1300
1300
more times, about how many times would you expect to land on yellow? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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Jack Allen kitchen recently sold
20
20
20
desserts, including
2
2
2
pieces of pie. What is the probability that the next dessert will be a slice of pie?
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Which event is most likely to occur?
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Rolling a number less than
11
11
11
on a twelve-sided die, numbered from
1
1
1
to
12
12
12
.
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Spinning a spinner divided into four equal-sized sections colored red/green/yellow/blue and landing on brown.
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Winning a raffle that sold a total of
100
100
100
tickets, if you buy
27
27
27
tickets.
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Reaching into a bag full of
39
39
39
strawberry chews and
21
21
21
cherry chews without looking and pulling out a strawberry chew.
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Michael owns a small business selling ice-cream. He knows that in the last week
20
20
20
customers paid cash,
44
44
44
customers used a debit card, and
4
4
4
customers used a credit card.
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If next week, he is expecting
1700
1700
1700
customers, about how many would you expect to pay with a credit card? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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Aisha owns a small business selling used books. She knows that in the last week
11
11
11
customers paid cash,
33
33
33
customers used a debit card, and
72
72
72
customers used a credit card.
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If next week, she is expecting
1200
1200
1200
customers, about how many would you expect to pay with a debit card? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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Answer:
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Shaniece owns a small business selling bagels. She knows that in the last week
83
83
83
customers paid cash,
7
7
7
customers used a debit card, and
21
21
21
customers used a credit card.
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If next week, she is expecting
1600
1600
1600
customers, about how many would you expect to pay with a credit card? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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Answer:
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Casho owns a small business selling ice-cream. She knows that in the last week
24
24
24
customers paid cash,
14
14
14
customers used a debit card, and
23
23
23
customers used a credit card.
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If next week, she is expecting
300
300
300
customers, about how many would you expect to pay with cash? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
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