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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 appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>C. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>D. One value is much less than all of the others. |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) The list shows the number of photos Olivia took on each trip.\u003Cbr>25, 27, 38, 23, 13\u003Cbr>The mean best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>B. The mean, the median, and the mode are all the same number.\u003Cbr>C. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>D. One value appears more often than any other. |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) The list shows the number of goals each player scored this season.\u003Cbr>8, 6, 7, 5, 28\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 values increase by the same amount each time.\u003Cbr>D. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The list shows the number of jumps George made with the jump rope.\u003Cbr>24, 29, 26, 141, 31\u003Cbr>The median best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value is much greater than all of the others.\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. The values increase by the same amount each time. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The list shows the number of goals each player scored this season. 12, 12, 12, 3, 4\u003Cbr>The mode 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. One value is much less than all of the others.\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 6)[ 6](www.CommonCoreSheets.com 6)  \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 marbles each child collected.\u003Cbr>10, 10, 17, 10, 14\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. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>D. One value is much less than all of the others. |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | 1.  B \u003Cbr>2.  A \u003Cbr>3.  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The values are all different, and none is far from the rest. |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The list shows the number of jumps George made with the jump rope.\u003Cbr>24, 29, 26, 141, 31\u003Cbr>The median best describes","cbCaiqX4GbXu51YW","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqX4GbXu51YW","pdf",41554,"English","# Choose the statement that explains why\n## Mode, mean, and median explanations (1-5)\n## Data sets: marbles, photos, goals, and jumps","[{\"question\":\"Which measure of center is used for the marbles data set, and what is the explanation?\",\"answer\":\"The mode best describes the marbles data set. 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