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Set A: 6, 9, 10, 11, 64\u003Cbr>Set B: 12, 55, 10, 7, 8\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) The lists show the words two students spelled correctly. Set A: 17, 13, 15, 23, 11\u003Cbr>Set B: 10, 9, 8, 16, 19\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 3.  \u003Cbr>4.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) The lists show the miles two students biked each weekend. Set A: 3, 7, 8, 2, 44\u003Cbr>Set B: 13, 6, 5, 2, 11\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 5.  \u003Cbr>6.  \u003Cbr>7.   |  |  |  |\n| 4) The lists show the pencils the students in two classes sharpened. Set A: 4, 11, 6, 7, 8\u003Cbr>Set B: 5, 8, 10, 39, 9\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 5) The lists show the minutes two students spent on chores. Set A: 86, 24, 14, 13, 18\u003Cbr>Set B: 35, 25, 31, 20, 17\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) The lists show the free throws the players on two teams made. Set A: 15, 8, 7, 12, 10\u003Cbr>Set B: 6, 11, 7, 13, 8\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) The lists show the cookies the students in two classes sold. Set A: 8, 57, 6, 9, 7\u003Cbr>Set B: 11, 13, 6, 55, 15\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) The lists show the steps two students climbed each day. Set A: 22, 36, 44, 33, 41\u003Cbr>Set B: 32, 15, 26, 111, 22\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-8 |  |  | 88 | 75 | 63 | 50 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 0 |\n\n[Math](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \nDeciding When the Mean Describes the Data  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Decide for which set the mean describes a typical value well.\u003Cbr>1) The lists show the seeds two students planted in the garden. Set A: 6, 9, 10, 11, 64\u003Cbr>Set B: 12, 55, 10, 7, 8\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.\u003Cbr>2. |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | C |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) The lists show the words two students spelled correctly. Set A: 17, 13, 15, 23, 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3. |  | B |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Set B: 10, 9, 8, 16, 19\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets\u003Cbr>3) The lists show the miles two students biked each weekend.\u003Cbr>Set A: 3, 7, 8, 2, 44\u003Cbr>Set B: 13, 6, 5, 2, 11\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D.\u003Cbr>D. | Neither set\u003Cbr>Neither set |  |  |  |  | 4.\u003Cbr>5.\u003Cbr>6.\u003Cbr>7. |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | B |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | C |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The lists show the pencils the students in two classes sharpened. Set A: 4, 11, 6, 7, 8\u003Cbr>Set B: 5, 8, 10, 39, 9\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 8. |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The lists show the minutes two students spent on chores. 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Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) The lists show the cookies the stu","cbCaitYqW1JMXKSE","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitYqW1JMXKSE","pdf",433150,"English","# Problem Set\n## Seeds planted\n## Words spelled correctly\n## Miles biked each weekend\n## Pencils sharpened\n## Minutes spent on chores\n## Free throws made\n## Cookies sold\n## Steps climbed each day","[{\"question\":\"What does the student need to decide in each problem?\",\"answer\":\"Decide which set’s mean describes a typical value well for the given data.\"},{\"question\":\"How are the choices presented for each item?\",\"answer\":\"Choices include Set A only, Set B only, both sets, or neither set.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of data are used in the problems?\",\"answer\":\"The problems use paired numerical sets tied to contexts like gardening seeds, spelling correct words, biking miles, sharpening pencils, chores minutes, free throws, cookies sold, and daily steps.\"}]","Deciding When the Mean Describes the Data - Answer Key - Practice | PDF",1790788332,76]