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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 is much less than all of the others.\u003Cbr>D. One value appears more often than any other. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The list shows the number of marbles each child collected. 13, 6, 6, 6, 8\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 appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>C. The values increase by the same amount each time.\u003Cbr>D. One value is much greater than all of the others. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The list shows the number of goals each player scored this season.\u003Cbr>7, 36, 8, 3, 4\u003Cbr>The median best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value is much less than all of the others.\u003Cbr>B. 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