Measures of Central Tendency & Dot Plots

The number of pages that Carolyn wrote in her journal each day from Monday to Friday is shown below: 
9, 8, 12, 6, 10
What is the mean number of pages she wrote per day?

• 5
• 6
• 9
• 11

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

What is the mode?

• The value that occurs the most often in a data set
• The middle number in an ordered set of data
• The sum of all the numbers in a data set divided by the size
• The sum of the between the greatest and the least elements, divided by two

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

What is the mean?

• The value that occurs the most often in a data set
• The middle number in an ordered set of data
• The sum of all the numbers in a data set divided by the size
• The sum of the between the greatest and the least elements, divided by two

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

What is the median?

• The value that occurs the most often in a data set
• The middle number in an ordered set of data
• The sum of all the numbers in a data set divided by the size
• The sum of the between the greatest and the least elements, divided by two

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

At Donald's Donuts the number of donut holes in a bag can vary. Help Donald find the mode of the number of donut holes per bag described in the sample below:
{12,10,10,10,13,12,11,13,10}

• 13
• 12
• 11
• 10

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

The heights of six students in a class are given below:
158cm     172cm      164cm
164cm     167cm      159cm
 However, there were actually seven students in the class, and the mean height in the class was 165 cm. What was the height of the unknown student?

• 164 cm
• 166 cm
• 171 cm
• 169 cm

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

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CCSS.6.EE.B.5

CCSS.6.EE.B.6

CCSS.6.EE.B.7

On a container ship there were 30 small containers that each weighed 3 tons, 20 medium containers that each weighed 5 tons, and 10 large containers that each weighed 8 tons.
Find the mean weight of the containers on this ship.

• 4.5 tons
• 4 tons
• 5 tons
• 5.5 tons

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.NS.B.3

Roger bowled 7 games last weekend. His scores are: 155, 165, 138, 172, 127, 193, 142. What is Roger's median score?

• 127
• 155
• 156
• 193

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

Paulo got these markers in three tests: 72, 80 and 82. He had one more test to sit. He wanted an average of 80 for the four tests. What mark must he get in the fourth test?

• 78
• 80
• 84
• 86

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

The heights of the starting 5 players on a basketball team are 60 inches, 67 inches, 64 inches, and 65 inches.  If the mean or balance point of the players is 65, what is the height of the 5th player?

• 70
• 69
• 61
• 68