Grade 6 | Unit 8 | Lesson 5: Using Dot Plots to Answer Statistical Questions | Practice Problems

Three sets of data about ten sixth-grade students were used to make three dot plots. The person who made these dot plots forgot to label them. Match each dot plot with the appropriate label.

• Ages in years

• Numbers of hours of sleep on nights before school days

• Numbers of hours of sleep on nights before non-school days

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

The dot plots show the time it takes to get to school for ten sixth-grade students from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. List the countries in order of typical travel times, from shortest to longest.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.3

The dot plots show the time it takes to get to school for ten sixth-grade students from the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. List the countries in order of variability in travel times, from the least variability to the greatest.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

Twenty-five students were asked to rate—on a scale of 0 to 10—how important it is to reduce pollution. A rating of 0 means “not at all important” and a rating of 10 means “very important.” Explain why a rating of 6 is not a good description of the center of this data set.

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CCSS.6.SP.A.2

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8

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CCSS.6.EE.B.8