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High School Year
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Foothill 87 80 75 76 70
Valley 44 54 65 76 82
Total 131 134 140 152 152

The table above shows the number of students from two different high schools who completed summer internships in each of five years. No student attended both schools. Which of the following statements are true about the number of students who completed summer internships for the 5 years shown?

I. The mean number from Foothill High School is greater than the mean number from Valley High School.

II. The median number from Foothill High School is greater than the median number from Valley High School.
Difficulty: Easy
A:

I only

B:

II only

C:

I and II

D:

Neither I nor II

For $x>0$, the function $f$ is defined as follows:

$f(x)$ equals $201\%$ of $x$

Which of the following could describe this function?
Difficulty: Hard
A:

Decreasing exponential

B:

Decreasing linear

C:

Increasing exponential

D:

Increasing linear

There are 20 buttons in a bag: 8 white buttons, 2 orange buttons, and 10 brown buttons. If one of these buttons is selected at random, what is the probability of selecting a white button?
Difficulty: Easy
A:

$\frac{2}{20}$

B:

$\frac{8}{20}$

C:

$\frac{10}{20}$

D:

$\frac{12}{20}$

If $t=4u$, which of the following is equivalent to $2t$?
Difficulty: Easy
A:

$8u$

B:

$2u$

C:

$u$

D:

$\frac{1}{2}u$

  Amount invested Balance increase
Account A $500 6% annual interest
Account B $1,000 $25 per year
 
Two investments were made as shown in the table above. The interest in Account A is compounded once per year. Which of the following is true about the investments? 
Difficulty: Hard
A:

Account A always earns more money per year than Account B

B:

Account A always earns less money per year than Account B. 

C:

Account A earns more money per year than Account B at first but eventually earns less money per year.

D:

Account A earns less money per year than Account B at first but eventually earns more money per year.

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