Measurement and Plot Lines

A line plot shows the distance (in miles) that several students walked during gym class. Choose all statements that are TRUE about the data.

• Most of the students walked less than 1 1/4 miles.

• The most common distance walked was 1 1/2 miles.

• None of the students walked exactly 1 3/8 miles.

• The longest distance walked was 1 1/8 miles farther than the shortest distance walked.

Ms. Moss did a survey of her class about how many books they read over the summer. Using the dot plot, identify the correct statements.

• More of her students have read more than 4 books than the number of students who read less than 3 books.

• Ms. Moss surveyed 20 students.

• Half of the students have read more than 1 book.

• Most of the students have read at least 1 book.

Identify all of the following statements that could be a description of the dot plot given.

• The dot plot represents the price in dollars of shoes in a store.

• The dot plot represents girl scout cookie sales on different days of a week.

• The dot plot represents the scores of students on a 12 point homework assignment.

• The dot plot represents the number of hours students spend completing a project for science.

Find the mean

• 3

• 4

• 4.46

• 5

The dot plot below shows the points scored by players in a basketball game.

What is the difference between the number of players who scored fewer than 4 points and the number of players who scored more than 4 points?

• 4 players

• 10 players

• 13 players

• 15 players

What was the most common height of the seedlings?

• 4

• 2

What is the total amount of paper that was recycled?

• 195

• 196

• 186

• 20

Which amount had the most classes recycle that much paper?

• 13

• 21

• 7

• 10

To find the total weight of the 4 heaviest bean bags you would use what expression?

• 1/2 + 5/8 + 3/4 + 7/8

• 1/2 + 5/8 + 1 1/2 + 1 1/2

• 1 1/2 + 1 1/2 + 1 3/8 + 1 3/8

• 1 3/8 + 1 3/8 + 3/4 + 7/8

What are the steps to create a line plot?

• Draw a line, put X's over the numbers exactly as they're given to you.

• Draw a line, decide on a scale and evenly space the numbers, put X's over the numbers they represent.

• Draw a line, put X's wherever you want.

• Draw a line, put all the X's over one number.