Use Measure of Center and Measure of Variability to Compare Populations: CCSS.Math.Content.7.SP.B.4

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Two businesses monitored their profits for a week. Which business made the most profit, and what was the average profit per day of that business?

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Business A-

Business A-

Business B-

Business B-

Explanation

This is a two part problem. First, we need to find out which business made the most profit during the week. To do this, we simply add up the profits from each day:

Business A:

Business B:

Business B made the most profit, so the answer choices that said Business A made the most profit can be eliminated.

To solve for the mean, we can take our added profits and divide them by the number of addends, which is :

Business A:

Business B:

2

A teacher is comparing two students' median test scores, as shown in the dot plots below. Which student had a higher median score, and what was this student's median score?

1

2

Student B-

Student B-

Student A-

Student A-

Explanation

The median is the middle number of a set of data points.

To solve for the median, we list our data points in order from least to greatest, and then find the number in the middle.

Student A:

Student B:

Student B has the higher median score,

3

Two businesses monitored their profits for a week. Which business made the most profit, and what was the average profit per day of that business?

Screen shot 2016 03 01 at 3.42.01 pm

Business B-

Business A-

Business B-

Business A-

Explanation

This is a two part problem. First, we need to find out which business made the most profit during the week. To do this, we simply add up the profits from each day:

Business A:

Business B:

Business B made the most profit, so the answer choices that said Business A made the most profit can be eliminated.

To solve for the mean, we can take our added profits and divide them by the number of addends, which is :

Business A:

Business B:

4

Two businesses monitored their profits for a week. Which business made the most profit, and what was the average profit per day of that business?

Screen shot 2016 03 01 at 3.49.08 pm

Business A-

Business A-

Business B-

Business B-

Explanation

This is a two part problem. First, we need to find out which business made the most profit during the week. To do this, we simply add up the profits from each day:

Business A:

Business B:

Business A made the most profit, so the answer choices that said Business B made the most profit can be eliminated.

To solve for the mean, we can take our added profits and divide them by the number of addends, which is :

Business A:

Business B:

5

A teacher is comparing two students' median test scores, as show in the dot plots below. Which student had a higher median score, and what was this student's median score?

1

2

Student B-

Student B-

Student A-

Student A-

Explanation

The median is the middle number of a set of data points.

To solve for the median, we list our data points in order from least to greatest, and then find the number in the middle.

Student A:

Student B:

Student B has the higher median score,

6

A teacher is comparing two students' median test scores, as show in the dot plots below. Which student had a higher median score, and what was this student's median score?

1

2

Student A-

Student A-

Student B-

Student B-

Explanation

The median is the middle number of a set of data points.

To solve for the median, we list our data points in order from least to greatest, and then find the number in the middle.

Student A:

Student B:

Student A has the higher median score,

7

A teacher is comparing two students' median test scores, as show in the dot plots below. Which student had a higher median score, and what was this student's median score?

1

2

Student A-

Student A-

Student B-

Student B-

Explanation

The median is the middle number of a set of data points.

To solve for the median, we list our data points in order from least to greatest, and then find the number in the middle.

Student A:

Student B:

Student A has the higher median score,

8

A teacher is comparing two students' median test scores, as show in the dot plots below. Which student had a higher median score, and what was this student's median score?

1

2

Student A-

Student B-

Student B-

Student A-

Explanation

The median is the middle number of a set of data points.

To solve for the median, we list our data points in order from least to greatest, and then find the number in the middle.

Student A:

Student B:

Student A has the higher median score,

9

A teacher is comparing two students' median test scores, as show in the dot plots below. Which student had a higher median score, and what was this student's median score?

1

2

Student B-

Student B-

Student A-

Student A-

Explanation

The median is the middle number of a set of data points.

To solve for the median, we list our data points in order from least to greatest, and then find the number in the middle.

Student A:

Student B:

Student B has the higher median score,

10

Two businesses monitored their profits for a week. Which business made the most profit, and what was the average profit per day of that business?

Screen shot 2016 03 01 at 3.18.47 pm

Business B-

Business B-

Business A-

Business A-

Explanation

This is a two part problem. First, we need to find out which business made the most profit during the week. To do this, we simply add up the profits from each day:

Business A:

Business B:

Business B made the most profit, so the answer choices that said Business A made the most profit can be eliminated.

To solve for the mean, we can take our added profits and divide them by the number of addends, which is :

Business A:

Business B:

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