By the Numbers #73 - Statistics

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Hint	Explanation	Answer	% Correct
The sum of 1272 and (-1272)	98th Percentile: Adding and Subtracting Positive and Negative Numbers When you add a negative integer and a positive integer, you essentially subtract the smaller absolute value from the larger, and the sum takes the sign of the integer with the larger absolute value. In this case, the absolute value of both integers is the same, so the sum is zero.	0	95%
If an integer is divisible by this number, the integer is considered to be an even number	Wikipedia: Parity (mathematics)	2	95%
V * VI	The Roman numerals V and VI are equivalent to the Arabic numbers 5 and 6, respectively. So, … 5 * 6 = 30	30	95%
370 + 144/72	370 + 144/72 = 370 + (144 ÷ 72) = 370 + 2 = 372	372	90%
The absolute value of (-68)	The absolute value of a number is its distance from zero, so an absolute value is always a positive value or zero. See: The Free Dictionary: absolute value Wikipedia: Absolute value	68	90%
742 ÷ 1⁷	742 ÷ 1⁷ = 742 ÷ (1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1 * 1) = 742 ÷ 1 = 742	742	90%
A small public radio station had a fundraising goal of $9500. By the end of the fundraiser, they had exceeded their goal by $2100. In dollars, how much did the station raise?	9500 + 2100 = 11600	11600	85%
The year Genghis Khan was elected as the Khagan of the Mongols, establishing the Mongol Empire	Wikipedia: Mongol Empire	1206	85%
The number of sides a pentacontadigon has	Wikidata: pentacontadigon	52	85%
On a given day, the low temperature in Anchorage, Alaska was -8°F. On the same day, the low temperature in Los Angeles, California was 63°F. What is the difference between the two low temperatures?	63 - (-8) = 63 + 8 = 71 Or, picture a number line. The distance between (-8) and zero is 8. The distance between zero and 63 is 63. Simply adding the two distances gives you the distance between the two.	71	85%
The number of days in the month of Tammuz in the Hebrew calendar	Wikipedia: Hebrew calendar	29	80%
The number of JetPunk sovereign states that share a land border with Chile	Wikipedia: Chile	3	80%
In feet, the entire length (including end zones) of a regulation field used in professional American football	Wikipedia: American football field	360	70%
The sum of the number of pips on opposite sides of a standard six-sided gaming die	Wikipedia: Dice	7	70%
The year William Wallace (the real life Braveheart) emerged as the leader of the Scottish resistance to England at the Battle of Stirling Bridge	Wikipedia: Battle of Stirling Bridge	1297	65%
(The number of seasons in a year in temperate climates * the number of units in a baker’s dozen) + 1	Wikipedia: Season Wikipedia: Dozen In temperate regions, there are four generally recognized seasons. A baker’s dozen comprises 13 units. So, … (4 * 13) + 1 = 52 + 1 = 53	53	65%
The atomic number of the element indium	Wikipedia: Indium	49	60%
Room number at the fictional Dolphin Hotel in New York City that is the title of the 2007 psychological horror film that starred John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson; and the title of the 1999 Stephen King short story upon which the film is based	Wikipedia: 1408 (film)	1408	55%
The number of districts (daerah) that comprise the first-level administrative divisions of Brunei	Wikipedia: Districts of Brunei	4	45%
King James I of England had a regnal number other than “1” in Scotland. What was it?	Wikipedia: James VI and I	6	45%

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