APS MA Math 6 Unit 1 Worksheet

After a night at an arcade, a sixth-grade class compiled data on the number of tickets each student won. The class finds that the mean number of tickets was 30. Which of the following statements are true? Select ALL that apply.

• A. Each student won 30 tickets.

• F. If all of the tickets won by the class are redistributed equally among the class, each student would receive 30 tickets.

• E. If the total number of tickets won by the class is divided by the number of students, the result is 30 tickets.

• B. The average number of tickets is 30 per student.

• C. The total number of tickets won by the class was 30.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5C

Ann, Bella, and Elena have 7, 8 and 3 pieces of candy, respectively. They decide to redistribute the candy such that each of them has an equal share. Which number below is an equal share of the pieces of candy?

• 3

• 6

• 8

• 18

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CCSS.3.OA.A.3

A teacher arranges some balls in three rows as shown. The teacher then asks the students how the balls should be arranged so that each of the three rows has an equal number of balls. Two students gave the following responses. Student A: The number of balls in each row should be equal to the mean. Student B: The number of balls in each row should be 9. Who is correct?

• Only Student A

• Only Student B

• Both Student A and Student B

• Neither Student A nor Student B

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

What does the value closest to V represent in Jasper’s plot?

• the median of all of the data in the plot

• the median of the lower half of the data in the plot

• the interquartile range of all of the data in the plot

• the median of the upper half of the data in the plot

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CCSS.6.SP.B.4

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.1

What is the total number of votes Mr. Denison counted?

• A. 25

• B. 53

• C. 29

• D. 65

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CCSS.1.MD.C.4

A company launches a new brand of chocolates and displays it in a window at its store. The table shows the number of chocolates on each shelf of the display. Shelf: A B C D Number of chocolates: 16 12 26 26 A store employee wants to rearrange the display such that each shelf has the same number of chocolates. Which measure of center should the store employee use, and what will be the number of chocolates on each shelf?

• The mean should be found, and there will be 20 pieces of chocolate on each shelf.

• The mean should be found, and there will be 80 pieces of chocolate on each shelf.

• The mode should be found, and there will be 26 pieces of chocolate on each shelf.

• The mode should be found, and there will be 80 pieces of chocolate on each shelf.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

The members of Mary's sixth grade class wanted to determine the length of students' first names in their class. All students' first names were placed in a box. Eight names were then drawn at random from the box. The dot plot below shows the number of letters for each chosen name. Which measure of central tendency best describes the data?

• The range is the most accurate way to describe the data.

• The mean or the median accurately describes the data.

• The mean is the most accurate way to describe the data.

• The median is a more accurate way to describe the data than the mean.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

Janice is trying to decide which measure of central tendency is most appropriate for the distribution below.

• The median is the best measure of the data because it is not affected by an outlier.

• The median is the best measure of the data because there are fewer than 30 data points.

• The mean is the best measure of the data because there are fewer than 30 data points.

• The mean is the best measure of the data because it is affected by an outlier.

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CCSS.6.SP.B.5D

CCSS.HSS.ID.A.2

(12, 14, 28, 17, 10, 16, 22) Leroy forgot a piece of data for his data set above. If he adds the number 17 to his data set, what will happen?

• The mean will increase.

• The mean will decrease.

• The median will increase.

• The median will decrease.

A high school basketball team scored the following points in their past 4 games: 35, 41, 29, 45. The team is going up against a very good team this week and they are expected to get their lowest amount of points so far this season. How will this affect the MEAN of the team's scores?

• It will decrease.

• It will stay the same.

• It will increase.

• It will be the same as the median test score.