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02 Feb 2020, 08:21
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The delivery route experiencing the greatest percent increase in total deliveries from 2009 to 2010 is the same as the delivery route that saw the greatest increase in the percent of items delivered.: False
For 2010, there were more delivery routes experiencing a percent decrease in the number of deliveries made than delivery routes experiencing a percent decrease in the number of items delivered.: False
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Question # 124, Date : 01-Feb-2020
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Question # 124, Date : 01-Feb-2020
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The table below gives information on total deliveries (total delivery trips made to addresses on record) and total items delivered (packages and letters) in 2010 by a private company for a one-year period to 21 zip codes throughout the country. The 21 zip codes fall among the top 35 for this annual period in terms of both total deliveries and total items delivered by the company. In addition to providing the numbers of total deliveries and total items delivered for each route, the table also gives the percent of increase or decrease over the numbers for 2009 and the rank of the route for total deliveries and total pieces delivered.
Delivery Route | Deliveries | Items Delivered | ||||||
| City | State | Zip Code | Number | %Change | Rank | Number | %Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | DC | 20011 | 73997 | -8.3 | 5 | 126048 | 6.2 | 21 |
| Bellevue | WA | 98004 | 41653 | -1.9 | 22 | 125297 | 4.1 | 22 |
| Pensacola | FL | 32506 | 69472 | -1.2 | 9 | 290771 | -1.7 | 1 |
| Little Rock | AR | 72203 | 76247 | -0.9 | 4 | 204956 | -0.6 | 10 |
| Miami | FL | 33124 | 69804 | -0.9 | 8 | 127793 | -7 | 20 |
| Cambridge | MA | 2138 | 47181 | -0.8 | 21 | 160032 | 9.9 | 17 |
| Baltimore | MD | 21201 | 57632 | -0.3 | 16 | 210955 | -1.7 | 8 |
| Tulsa | OK | 74102 | 34221 | 1.1 | 27 | 120003 | 0.3 | 23 |
| Milwaukee | WI | 53201 | 38274 | 1.2 | 25 | 157961 | -0.3 | 18 |
| Springfield | IL | 62701 | 61041 | 1.5 | 14 | 136249 | -1.4 | 19 |
| Hazard | KY | 41701 | 58334 | 1.9 | 15 | 263842 | 3.5 | 2 |
| Anchorage | AK | 99524 | 77105 | 2.7 | 2 | 230219 | 9.4 | 3 |
| Huntsville | AL | 35801 | 77289 | 2.7 | 1 | 184359 | -2.3 | 15 |
| Phoenix | AZ | 85054 | 76493 | 3 | 3 | 175504 | -2.1 | 16 |
| Washington | DC | 20015 | 70452 | 3.5 | 6 | 229706 | 0.8 | 4 |
| St. Louis | MO | 63101 | 53790 | 4.4 | 18 | 195087 | 4.9 | 13 |
| Camden | SC | 29020 | 36935 | 4.6 | 26 | 212409 | 1.1 | 7 |
| Atlanta | GA | 30305 | 64827 | 6 | 12 | 193296 | -0.5 | 14 |
| Beverly Hills | CA | 90209 | 70360 | 6.1 | 7 | 196923 | 1.1 | 11 |
| Boston | MA | 2136 | 52885 | 6.7 | 19 | 217632 | -0.3 | 6 |
| Atlanta | GA | 30302 | 65379 | 8.7 | 10 | 207235 | 8.2 | 9 |
Review each of the statements below. Based on information provided in the tables, indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Question #1 based on the same table is available here
| True | False | |
| The delivery route experiencing the greatest percent increase in total deliveries from 2009 to 2010 is the same as the delivery route that saw the greatest increase in the percent of items delivered. | ||
| For 2010, there were more delivery routes experiencing a percent decrease in the number of deliveries made than delivery routes experiencing a percent decrease in the number of items delivered. |
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The delivery route experiencing the greatest percent increase in total deliveries from 2009 to 2010 is the same as the delivery route that saw the greatest increase in the percent of items delivered.: False
For 2010, there were more delivery routes experiencing a percent decrease in the number of deliveries made than delivery routes experiencing a percent decrease in the number of items delivered.: False
02 Feb 2020, 11:42
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A)False, since median for rank based on total deliveries is for Atlanta while the median for number of Items delivered is Huntsville
B)****There is an error in the question, here rather than asking about number of deliveries the question should ask about the number of items delivered,since then only the question will be true.*****
C)False, since for deliveries the greatest % is for Beverley hills while the greatest % for items delivered is for Cambridge
D)False,since for deliveries the number of decrements is 6 while for items delivered it is 9
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B)****There is an error in the question, here rather than asking about number of deliveries the question should ask about the number of items delivered,since then only the question will be true.*****
C)False, since for deliveries the greatest % is for Beverley hills while the greatest % for items delivered is for Cambridge
D)False,since for deliveries the number of decrements is 6 while for items delivered it is 9
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