Discrete and continuous

The number of orange Skittles in a bag. 

• Discrete
• Continuous

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CCSS.HSF.IF.A.3

The number of suitcases lost by airlines. 

• Discrete
• Continuous

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

CCSS.6.SP.A.2

Joe is losing an average of .5 pounds a week.  Is this continuous or discrete data?

• Discrete
• Continuous

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

The time it takes for a light bulb to burn out. 

• Discrete
• Continuous

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

The number of school lunches sold during the month. 

• Discrete
• Continuous

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Identify whether the experiment involves a discrete or a continuous variable.

Measuring the distance travelled by different cars using 1-liter of gasoline

• Discrete Variable

• Continuous Variable

Identify whether the experiment involves a discrete or a continuous variable.

Recording the number of times each student goes to the bathroom in each school day

• Discrete Variable

• Continuous Variable

Identify whether the experiment involves a discrete or a continuous variable.

Tallying the number of times a student has been late during the 1st term

• Discrete Variable

• Continuous Variable

Identify whether the experiment involves a discrete or a continuous variable.

Tallying the number of times a student has been late during the 1st term

• Discrete Variable

• Continuous Variable

Which one of the following is discrete data?

• Sam is 160 cm tall
• Sam weighs 60 lbs.
• Sam ran 100 meters in 10.2 seconds
• Sam has two brothers and one sister

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B