Answer these questions.

1. If you give someone a ballpark figure, is it (a) precise or (b) rough?
2. If you round up 68.7, does it become (a) 69 or (b) 68?
3. If you want to give a conservative estimate when forecasting profits, would you prefer to (a) underestimate or (b) overestimate your figures?
4. If your weekly wage (in dollars) has just run into four figures, how much do you earn?
   
5. If you tot up all the numbers between 1 and 10, what do you get?
   
6. Name two variables that might affect a soft drinks company's projected profits.
   
7. If the ratio of girls to boys in a school is 1.5 to 1, are there more girls or boys?
   
8. If you err on the side of caution, do you (a) take care not to make any mistakes, (b) adopt a cautious attitude, or (c) make errors through lack of caution?