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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 pushups two students did in gym class. Set A: 14, 15, 73, 11, 10\u003Cbr>Set B: 14, 6, 75, 15, 9\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 3.  \u003Cbr>4.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) | The lists show the emails the students in two classes sent. Set A: 4, 5, 44, 6, 9\u003Cbr>Set B: 15, 9, 18, 13, 16\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 cans of food the classes in two grades donated. Set A: 34, 26, 12, 32, 22\u003Cbr>Set B: 32, 29, 14, 15, 20\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 8.   |  |  |  |\n| 5) | The lists show the miles two students biked each weekend. Set A: 13, 2, 15, 3, 4\u003Cbr>Set B: 7, 3, 6, 28, 4\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) | The lists show the cans the students in two clubs donated. Set A: 8, 67, 18, 19, 9\u003Cbr>Set B: 16, 25, 12, 26, 24\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) | The lists show the coins two students found in the couch. Set A: 24, 4, 2, 8, 3\u003Cbr>Set B: 4, 2, 45, 6, 5\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets | D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 8) | The lists show the pushups two students did each morning. Set A: 16, 14, 21, 10, 23\u003Cbr>Set B: 11, 18, 25, 24, 19\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 6)[ www.CommonCoreSheets.com](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)[ 6](Math www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)  \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 shells two students found at the beach.\u003Cbr>Set A: 5, 19, 18, 12, 10\u003Cbr>Set B: 69, 5, 9, 15, 8\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.\u003Cbr>2. |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) The lists show the pushups two students did in gym class. Set A: 14, 15, 73, 11, 10 |  |  |  |  |  | 3. |  | B |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| Set B: 14, 6, 75, 15, 9\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets D.\u003Cbr>3) The lists show the emails the students in two classes sent.\u003Cbr>Set A: 4, 5, 44, 6, 9\u003Cbr>Set B: 15, 9, 18, 13, 16\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. |  | C |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | B |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | D |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The lists show the cans of food the classes in two grades donated. Set A: 34, 26, 12, 32, 22\u003Cbr>Set B: 32, 29, 14, 15, 20\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  | 8. |  | C |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The lists show the miles two students biked each weekend.\u003Cbr>Set A: 13, 2, 15, 3, 4\u003Cbr>Set B: 7, 3, 6, 28, 4\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 6) The lists show the cans the students in two clubs donated.\u003Cbr>Set A: 8, 67, 18, 19, 9\u003Cbr>Set B: 16, 25, 12, 26, 24\u003Cbr>A. Set A only B. Set B only C. Both sets D. | Neither set |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 7) The lists show the coins two student","cbCaihQd6jBTDfKd","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihQd6jBTDfKd","pdf",42517,"English","# Decide for which set the mean describes a typical value well\n## Beach shells\n## Gym pushups\n## Emails sent\n## Donated food cans\n## Miles biked each weekend\n## Club donated cans\n## Coins found in the couch\n## Pushups each morning","[{\"question\":\"What decision do students make in each problem?\",\"answer\":\"Students decide for which set (Set A only, Set B only, both sets, or neither set) the mean describes a typical value well.\"},{\"question\":\"What kinds of data are used in the questions?\",\"answer\":\"Each item lists two small numerical data sets tied to everyday contexts such as shells found at the beach, pushups in gym, emails sent, donations, biking miles, and coins found.\"},{\"question\":\"Is an answer key included?\",\"answer\":\"Yes. 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