Data and Statistics (6th CCSS)

1. The number of points in the first five games of the football season are listed below. What is the mean number of points scored?

• A. 33
• B. 31.6
• C. 26
• D. 19

2. Which of the following is likely to have the greatest variability?

• A. The cost of a piece of candy from a vending machine
• B. The height of all the students at West Middle School
• C. The age of all the students in the sixth grade
• D. The number of days in a month

3. A survey of sixth-grade students measured how many miles they traveled to school. The distance was complied and displayed in a histogram. Which of the following statements best describes the data?

• A. The data is skewed left, as most students live close to the school.
• B. The data is symmetrical, as most students live far from the school.
• C. The data is skewed right, as most students live close to the school.
• D. The data is symmetrical, as most students live close to the school.

4. A flock of sheep has 182 white sheep and 98 spotted sheep. Which proportion can be used to determine p, the percent of the flock that has spots?

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5. Which of the following does not represent a statistical question?

• A. How tall are the students in my class?
• B. How many hours per week do you practice sports?
• C. How many laps can the students on the track team run?
• D. How much do the students on the football team weigh?

6. Which of the sets of expressions is equivalent?

• A. 3(2x + 5) and 6x + 5
• B. 2(3x + 5) and 6x + 15
• C. 3(2x + 5) and 6x + 10
• D. 2(3x + 5) and 6x + 10

7. The number of free throws made by the members of a basketball team are shown. Which best represents the data?

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8. The rectangle below is cut along the dotted line to form two triangles. Which value best represents the area of one of the triangles?

• A. 78 in²
• B. 90 in²
• C. 60 in²
• D. 30 in²

9. Employees were asked how many miles they traveled to work each day. The data is shown below in the box plot. Which of the statements best supports the data?

• A. Median = 30, IQR = 20
• B. Median = 35, IQR = 20
• C. Median = 40, IQR = 45
• D. Median = 35, IQR = 45

10. The City of Smithville recorded how many minutes a customer waits to talk to a representative on the phone. What is the mean number of minutes a customer waits?

• A. 3.5
• B. 4
• C. 4.5
• D. 5