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Sierra made an analysis of the hornfels in the local gneiss found at Buckthorn Butte. She analyzed the gneiss on three different occasions and obtained the three following sets of data for the percent hornfels in the gneiss: Set A = {4, 5, 4, 4.5, 4.4, 4.4, 4.4, 4.4}, Set B = {3.2, 3.2, 4.4, 5.6, 4.1, 4.2, 4.1, 5.1}, Set C = {3.7, 5.7, 4.8, 5.4, 3.7, 3.9, 5.7, 5.7}. Which set of data had the greatest mode?
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Mr. Bloop made a collection of minerals and fossils from Big Sandy Creek. On his first trip, 14% of his specimens were fossils. On his second trip, 13% of his specimens were fossils. On his third trip, 21% were fossils. On his fourth and final trip, 9% of his specimens were fossils. What was the average percent of his daily collection that consisted of minerals? Round your answer to the nearest hundredth of a percent, if needed.
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9 tons of granite were removed from the quarry on Tuesday, 20 tons on Wednesday and on Thursday an amount equal to the average removed on the two previous days was removed. What was the average amount of granite removed per day over the three-day period? Round your answer to the nearest tenth, if needed.
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Courtney made three specific gravity determinations on some samples of the mineral linarite (a sulfate of lead and copper). The average specific gravity she obtained was 5.4. Two of her measurements were 5.29 and 5.12, What was her third measurement?
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