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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| 4) The list shows the number of jumping jacks Carol did each day.\u003Cbr>34, 24, 26, 17, 39\u003Cbr>The mean best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>B. The mean, the median, and the mode are all the same number.\u003Cbr>C. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>D. One value appears more often than any other. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The list shows the number of photos Janet took on each trip.\u003Cbr>25, 14, 17, 23, 118\u003Cbr>The median best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>B. 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