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Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. The values increase by the same amount each time.\u003Cbr>B. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>C. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>D. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest. |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) The list shows the number of cans each team collected for the food drive.\u003Cbr>119, 25, 15, 14, 12\u003Cbr>The median best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>B. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>C. The mean, the median, and the mode are all the same number.\u003Cbr>D. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest. |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) The list shows the number of coins Janet found each week.\u003Cbr>11, 9, 5, 4, 12\u003Cbr>The mean best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>B. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>C. The mean, the median, and the mode are all the same number.\u003Cbr>D. One value is much greater than all of the others. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The list shows the number of cookies each baker made.\u003Cbr>18, 32, 35, 18, 18\u003Cbr>The mode best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>B. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>C. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>D. The mean, the median, and the mode are all the same number. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The list shows the number of books each student borrowed this month. 10, 45, 6, 8, 9\u003Cbr>The median best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. The mean, the median, and the mode are all the same number.\u003Cbr>B. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>C. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>D. One value is much greater than all of the others. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 1-5 | 80 | 60 | 40 | 20 | 0 |\n\n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com 4)[ 4](www.CommonCoreSheets.com 4)  \nMath  \nJustifying a Measure of Center  \nName: Answer Key  \n\n| Choose the statement about the data that explains why the measure was chosen.\u003Cbr>1) The list shows the number of cookies each baker sold at the fair.\u003Cbr>12, 12, 28, 12, 35\u003Cbr>The mode best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. The values increase by the same amount each time.\u003Cbr>B. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>C. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>D. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest. |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | 1.  C \u003Cbr>2.  B \u003Cbr>3.  B \u003Cbr>4. C |  |  |  |\n| 2) The list shows the number of cans each team collected for the food drive.\u003Cbr>119, 25, 15, 14, 12\u003Cbr>The median best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>B. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>C. The mean, the median, and the mode are all the same number.\u003Cbr>D. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest. |  | 5.  D  |  |  |  |\n| 3) The list shows the number of coins Janet found each week.\u003Cbr>11, 9, 5, 4, 12\u003Cbr>The mean best describes this data. 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