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The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) | The list shows the 18, 146, 25, 17, 13 A. The mean | number of jumping jacks Edward completed each day.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | The list shows the\u003Cbr>28, 23, 23, 23, 18\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of steps Faye climbed each visit.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) | The list shows the\u003Cbr>10, 19, 10, 18, 10\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of coins Vanessa saved each week.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |\n| 5) | The list shows the\u003Cbr>24, 14, 19, 19, 19\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of apples picked from each tree.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.  \u003Cbr>9.   |  |  |  |\n| 6) | The list shows the 15, 5, 86, 12, 8\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of emails Bianca received each day.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10.   |  |  |  |\n| 7) | The list shows the\u003Cbr>17, 37, 17, 33, 17\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of minutes Robin biked each day.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | The list shows the\u003Cbr>42, 27, 29, 41, 32\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of minutes Lana spent on homework each night.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 9) | The list shows the\u003Cbr>11, 25, 14, 12, 23\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of photos Haley took each trip.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 10) | The list shows the\u003Cbr>93, 15, 9, 8, 10\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of goals each team scored this season.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-10 |  |  | 90 | 80 | 70 | 60 | 50 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8)[ 8](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8)  \nChoosing a Measure of Center  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Choose the measure of center that best describes each set of data.\u003Cbr>1) The list shows the number of paper airplanes each team folded.\u003Cbr>8, 15, 16, 7, 22\u003Cbr>A. The mean B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  A \u003Cbr>2. B |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) | The list shows the 18, 146, 25, 17, 13 A. The mean | number of jumping jacks Edward completed each day.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.\u003Cbr>4. |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | C |  |  |\n| 3) | The list shows the\u003Cbr>28, 23, 23, 23, 18\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of steps Faye climbed each visit.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.\u003Cbr>6. |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | B |  |  |\n| 4) | The list shows the\u003Cbr>10, 19, 10, 18, 10\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of coins Vanessa saved each week.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7. |  | C |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) | The list shows the\u003Cbr>24, 14, 19, 19, 19\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of apples picked from each tree.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. The mode D. All three equally |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8.\u003Cbr>9. |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | The list shows the 15, 5, 86, 12, 8\u003Cbr>A. The mean | number of emails Bianca received each day.\u003Cbr>B. The median C. 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