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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. |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) The list shows the number of goals each team scored. 20, 1, 4, 3, 2\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. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\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, 12, 12, 12, 5\u003Cbr>The mode best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value is much less than all of the others.\u003Cbr>B. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>C. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>D. One value appears more often than any other. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The list shows the number of seashells Carol collected each visit to the beach.\u003Cbr>14, 20, 20, 20, 13\u003Cbr>The mode best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. No value appears more than once.\u003Cbr>B. One value is much greater than all of the others.\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 Tiffany took on each field trip.\u003Cbr>32, 17, 22, 31, 10\u003Cbr>The mean 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 is much greater than all of the others.\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| 1-5 | 80 | 60 | 40 | 20 | 0 |\n\n[www.CommonCoreSheets.com](www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)[ 1](www.CommonCoreSheets.com 1)  \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 steps Adam climbed each visit.\u003Cbr>15, 31, 39, 16, 12\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. 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. |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | 1.  C \u003Cbr>2.  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