Representing Data

How many more students have dogs than cats?

• 12 students

• 8 students

• 6 students

• 4 students

How many students in the class have fish?

• 4 students

• 6 students

• 10 students

• 12 students

How many students have cats or birds?

• 12 students

• 10 students

• 8 students

• 6 students

The histogram shows the number of people in each age group that participated in a 5k run. Which age group had less people than all the other age groups?

• 0-9

• 20-29

• 40-49

• 50-59

The dot plot shows the amount of money each teacher spent on candy for prizes last week. Which statement is NOT supported by the data?

• Less than half the teachers spent less than $14 on candy.

• More than half the teachers spent $15 or more on candy.

• There were no teachers who spent $11 on candy.

• Exactly 4 teachers spent less than $15 on candy.

Students were asked how much homework they did each week. Which statement based on the data is true?

• Exactly half the students spent more than 3 hours on homework.

• More students spent 7 hours on homework than 1 hour of homework.

• Most students spent 3 hours and 7 hours on homework.

• The range of the data is 9 hours.

The histogram shows the number of people in each age range that are participating in the fishing tournament. Which statement based on the data is true?

• Less than 10 participants are 8 years old or younger.

• Exactly half of the participants are 9-12 years old.

• There are 40 participants in the fishing tournament.

• There are 3 times as many participants who are 13-16 years old than those who are 5-8 years old.

The total number of candy bars sold by each band member is shown in the stem and leaf plot. Which statement is best supported by the data in the stem and leaf plot?

• The most common number of candy bars sold is 16.

• The number of band members who sold between 10-20 candy bars is greater than the number of band members who sold more than 40 candy bars.

• The most common number of candy bars sold is 30.

• The number of band members who sold more than 30 candy bars is greater than the number of band members who sold fewer than 30 candy bars.

The total number of phone calls made yesterday by each sales person at a company is shown in the stem and leaf plot. Which statement is best supported by the data in the steam and leaf plot?

• Most sales people made 47 calls.

• Exactly half the sales people made 50 or fewer phone calls.

• Most sales people made 45 calls.

• Exactly half the sales people made 50 or more phone calls.

The ages of children at Paula's Playcare are shown on the dot plot.

Which statement is best supported by the data in the dot plot?

• Less than half of the children are less than 5 years old.

• Most of the children are 10 years old.

• Exactly 9 children are less than 6 years old.

• 10 children are at Paula's Playcare.