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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 minutes two students spent on chores. Set A: 43, 41, 11, 20, 42\u003Cbr>Set B: 35, 39, 13, 23, 32\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 3.  \u003Cbr>4.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | The lists show the books two students borrowed from the library. Set A: 6, 9, 7, 4, 3\u003Cbr>Set B: 6, 5, 3, 7, 24\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 seashells two students found at the beach. Set A: 8, 56, 5, 15, 9\u003Cbr>Set B: 46, 9, 5, 12, 6\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 5) | The lists show the books the students in two classes borrowed. Set A: 10, 14, 11, 9, 5\u003Cbr>Set B: 10, 49, 7, 8, 9\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | The lists show the cans of food the classes in two grades donated. Set A: 28, 30, 39, 34, 23\u003Cbr>Set B: 31, 11, 40, 39, 21\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | The lists show the minutes two students jogged each morning. Set A: 16, 10, 82, 14, 20\u003Cbr>Set B: 15, 21, 11, 74, 22\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | The lists show the words two students typed each minute. Set A: 27, 26, 23, 115, 24\u003Cbr>Set B: 38, 28, 19, 45, 25\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 3)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 3)[ 3](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 3)  \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 marbles two students kept in a jar.\u003Cbr>Set A: 7, 11, 58, 6, 5\u003Cbr>Set B: 13, 5, 12, 20, 7\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.\u003Cbr>2. |  | B |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | C |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) The lists show the minutes two students spent on chores. Set A: 43, 41, 11, 20, 42 |  |  |  |  |  | 3. |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Set B: 35, 39, 13, 23, 32\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets D.\u003Cbr>3) The lists show the books two students borrowed from the library.\u003Cbr>Set A: 6, 9, 7, 4, 3\u003Cbr>Set B: 6, 5, 3, 7, 24\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets D. | Neither set\u003Cbr>Neither set |  |  |  |  | 4.\u003Cbr>5.\u003Cbr>6.\u003Cbr>7. |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | C |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The lists show the seashells two students found at the beach.\u003Cbr>Set A: 8, 56, 5, 15, 9\u003Cbr>Set B: 46, 9, 5, 12, 6\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 8. |  | B |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The lists show the books the students in two classes borrowed.\u003Cbr>Set A: 10, 14, 11, 9, 5\u003Cbr>Set B: 10, 49, 7, 8, 9\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) The lists show the cans of food the classes in two grades donated. Set A: 28, 30, 39, 34, 23\u003Cbr>Set B: 31, 11, 40, 39, 21\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. 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