Critical Thinking
Bolle Motors established a monthly sales goal
for each district manager. In the first month, the
goal for Frank’s district was to sell 500 cars;
his district actually sold 400 cars. Patty’s goal
was to sell 300 cars; her district actually sold
225 cars. Ray’s goal was to sell 400 cars; his
district actually sold 340 cars. Which manager’s
district performed best in terms of meeting the
greatest percent of its sales goal? Explain
your answer.
In This Chapter You Will:
●Use sampling to conduct a survey
●Find the range and the measures of
central tendency of a data set
●Make and interpret graphs—including
bar graphs, line graphs, histograms,
stem-and-leaf plots, box-and-whisker
plots, Venn diagrams, and scatter plots
●Find the line of best fit for a scatter plot
●Identify what type of correlation is
shown by the data in a scatter plot
●Recognize misleading graphs
and statistics
●Use spreadsheets to make graphs
●Review problem-solving strategies
●Look for new vocabulary words
highlighted in each lesson
●A percent (%) is a ratio or
comparison of a quantity to 100.
●The Percent Formula is:
rate (r) • base (b) = percentage (p).
●Percent change =
●In an ordered pair, the first number
indicates the position of a point
with respect to the horizontal (x)
axis. The second number locates
that point with respect to the
vertical (y) axis.
amount of change
original amount
- Skills Update Practice
- Practice Activities
- Audio Glossary
- Vocabulary Activities
- Calculator Activities
- Enrichment Activities
- Electronic SourceBook
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