Line Plots
Stem-and-Leaf Plots
General Data
MMMR
Mixed Review
100
When making a line plot (dot plot), why is it important to include a title, labeled axis, and key?
a) To make it look prettier
b) To help others understand what the data represents
c) Because the teacher said so
d) To make it more complicated
b) To help others understand what the data represents
100
A stem-and-leaf plot shows test scores. If the stem 8 has leaves of 2, 4, 4, 5, 7, what scores are represented?
a) 8, 2, 4, 4, 5, 7
b) 82, 84, 84, 85, 87
c) 28, 24, 24, 25, 27
d) 80, 82, 84, 84, 87
b) 82, 84, 84, 85, 87
100
In Mrs. Smith's class, students recorded the number of pets they have at home. Which representation would be most appropriate to display this data?
Pie Chart, Line Plot, Bar Graph, or Stem-and-Leaf Plot
Line Plot
100
What are the three measures of center?
Mean, Median, and Mode
100
What is the decimal equivalent for 3/6?
0.5
200
How many recipes are represented in the line plot?
12 recipes
200
How many cups of coffee were sold?
16 cups
200
Ms. Rivera wants to create a line plot to show the length of each student’s pencil in her class. Which of the following questions could Ms. Rivera have asked her students to create the line plot?
a) What color is your pencil?
b) How long is your pencil in inches?
c) How often do you use your pencil each day?
d) How many pencils do you have inside your desk?
b) How long is your pencil in inches?
200
The heights (in inches) of plants in a garden are: 12, 14, 14, 15, 16, 16, 17
Find the median height.
Median = 15 inches
200
Write three fractions that are equivalent to the decimal 0.2
1/5, 2/10, 20/100
300
What is the mode of the data?
2 cups of water
300
Find the median amount of cups sold.
22.5 cups of coffee
300
Which questions require the collection of data?
a) What ocean borders the east coast of the United States of America?
b) What was the height of the water in Virginia Beach during each low tide last week?
c) What is the height of each apple tree in the orchard?
d) What makes a Granny Smith apple taste sour?
b) What was the height of the water in Virginia Beach during each low tide last week?
c) What is the height of each apple tree in the orchard?
300
Maria tracked how many minutes she practiced piano each day for 2 weeks:
25, 20, 30, 15, 25, 25, 20, 30, 15, 20, 25, 30, 20, 25
What is the mode of this data?
Mode = 25 minutes
300
Write an example of something a student could write on their brain dump to help them remember the order of operations.
Includes all operations in the correct order, as well as emphasizes when solving from left to right is needed.
400
How many recipes use at least 1 cup of water?
7 recipes
400
If the number of coffee cups sold was equally shared, how many cups would be sold each day? What is another name for this measure of center?
21 cups of coffee
Mean or Average
400
What are other names for mean, median, mode and range?
2 phrases for mean
1 word for mode
1 word for median
3 words for range
Mean: Average or Fair Share
Median: Middle
Mode: Most common or Most frequent
Range: Spread, difference or Variation
400
Temperature readings for week one: 75°, 72°, 78°, 76°, 75°, 78°, 80°
Temperature readings for week two: 32°, 36°, 61°, 55°, 45°, 61°, 30°
Find the range of temperatures for each week.
Week One Range = 8° (80° - 72°)
Week Two Range = 31° (61° - 30°)
400
Write a list of the first seven prime numbers.
2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17
500
Students counted the number of books in their backpacks: 7, 3, 4, 2, 0, 5, 1, 2, 3, 2
Create a line plot to represent the data.
What is the average, or mean, amount of books in a backpack?
Data order for line plot: 0, 1, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 7
Mean/Average: 2.9 books
500
A teacher recorded her students' scores on their math test: 85, 88, 92, 87, 62, 90, 95, 87, 90
Create a stem-and-leaf plot to organize this data.
6 | 2
7 |
8 | 5,7,7,8
9 | 0,0,2,5
500
Eight friends each receive a handful of M&M’s. They want to make sure each of them receives a fair share. Describe what the eight friends need to do to make sure everyone gets a fair share of M&M’s.
Combine all of the M&Ms by adding them together. Then, divide the M&Ms by the 8 friends.
500
Mr. Roger’s math class took a test. Each test was worth 100 points. The scores for twelve students are listed below.
Describe how to find the spread or the variation of the scores for this test.
90, 89, 76, 88, 95, 94, 83, 62, 97, 98, 87, 75
Order the data from least to greatest. Then, subtract the lowest number from the highest number.
500
Order the following fractions and decimals from least to greatest.
4/8, 14/10, 0.8, 0.004
0.004, 4/8, 0.8, 14/10