Interpreting Data from Graphs

Which statement is best supported by the box plot?

• Approximately 50% of the students are shorter than 61 inches.

• Approximately 25% of the students are between 57 and 60 inches.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

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CCSS.6.SP.A.1

The ages of participants in a spelling bee are shown in the dot plot.

Which statement best describes the data represented in the dot plot?

• Most participants were less than 12 years old.

• There were 16 participants in the spelling bee.

• Half of the participants were 12 or 13 years old.

• The most common age of the participants was 12 years.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.A.1

The dot plot shows the number of hours parents spent volunteering at the school carnival.

Which statement about the data is true?

• The most common number of volunteer hours was 4.

• Half of the parents volunteered for 6 hours or more.

• Exactly 3 parents volunteered for 8 hours or more.

• There were 12 parent volunteers in all.

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CCSS.4.MD.B.4

The daily low temperatures recorded at an airport are shown in the stem and leaf plot below.

Which statement about the data in the stem and leaf plot is true?

• The temperature recorded most often was 60°F.

• The temperature recorded most often was 49°F.

• There were more temperatures from 40°F to 50°F than from 60°F to 70°F.

• No temperature above 69°F was recorded.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.A.1

The stem and leaf plot shows the number of members in after-school clubs.

Based on the stem and leaf plot, which statement is true?

• The most common number of club members is 15.

• Most of the clubs have 30 or more members.

• There are 15 after-school clubs represented in the stem and leaf plot.

• There are 18 after-school clubs represented in the stem and leaf plot.

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CCSS.HSN.VM.C.6

The histogram below shows how many state parks each state in the United States has.

Which statement is true about the histogram?

• The data distribution is symmetrical.

• The data distribution is skewed right.

• The data distribution is skewed left.

• The data distribution has gaps.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

Students at North Middle School band sold raffle tickets for a fundraiser. Their sales are organized in the box plot below.

What statement is best supported by the data in the box plot?

• 50% of the students sold between 9 and 11 tickets.

• 25% of the students sold between 11 and 14 tickets.

• Most of the students sold more than 11 tickets.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

CCSS.6.SP.A.3

CCSS.6.SP.A.1

The histogram shows the high temperatures in Houston for the month of February.

Which statement is true about the histogram?

• There were 2 days with a temperature of 80°F or above.

• The data in the histogram is mostly symmetrical.

• There were 6 days with temperatures between 70°F and 75°F.

• There are more days with temperatures below 65°F than days with temperatures above 65°F.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.6.SP.B.5

The ages of the students at a martial arts studio are shown in the histogram.

Which statement about the data in the histogram must be true?

• Fewer than half the students are 6 to 25 years old.

• There are more students with brown belts than black belts.

• The studio has a total of 64 students.

• Exactly 6 students are more than 30 years old.

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CCSS.4.MD.B.4

The box plots summarize donation amounts received during this year's two school fundraisers.

Which statement best describes the data represented in the box plots?

• The range of donation amounts in the fall was $15.

• The interquartile range of donation amounts in the spring was $10.

• Half of the fall donations were greater than $40.

• Half of the spring donations were between $35 and $50.

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3