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Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 5) The lists show the minutes two students spent watering plants. Set A: 46, 7, 10, 4, 3\u003Cbr>Set B: 18, 16, 15, 17, 9\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) The lists show the songs two students downloaded each week. Set A: 11, 13, 12, 6, 9\u003Cbr>Set B: 8, 5, 49, 9, 7\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) The lists show the bottles the students in two classes recycled. Set A: 9, 15, 14, 61, 13\u003Cbr>Set B: 15, 10, 11, 12, 58\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) The lists show the minutes two students spent doing chores. Set A: 22, 34, 24, 43, 25\u003Cbr>Set B: 24, 13, 23, 11, 31\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. 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Both sets\u003Cbr>3) The lists show the miles two students biked each week.\u003Cbr>Set A: 9, 13, 5, 48, 8\u003Cbr>Set B: 7, 6, 55, 9, 5\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. |  | C |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | B |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The lists show the words two students typed each minute. Set A: 37, 36, 22, 30, 45\u003Cbr>Set B: 30, 20, 41, 17, 43\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 8. |  | C |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The lists show the minutes two students spent watering plants. Set A: 46, 7, 10, 4, 3\u003Cbr>Set B: 18, 16, 15, 17, 9\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. 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