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Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>B. The values increase by the same amount each time.\u003Cbr>C. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>D. One value appears more often than any other. |  | Answers |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | 1.  \u003Cbr>2.  \u003Cbr>3.   |  |  |  |\n| 2) The list shows the number of laps Edward swam each practice. 10, 12, 17, 9, 5\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 increase by the same amount each time.\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. |  | 4.  \u003Cbr>5.   |  |  |  |\n| 3) The list shows the number of goals each player scored this season.\u003Cbr>9, 8, 4, 7, 41\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 appears more often than any other.\u003Cbr>D. One value is much greater than all of the others. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 4) The list shows the number of jumps Paul made with the jump rope.\u003Cbr>24, 48, 48, 26, 48\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. 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. |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 5) The list shows the number of jumping jacks Mike did during warm-up.\u003Cbr>30, 40, 16, 15, 17\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 appears more often than any other.\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 8)[ 8](www.CommonCoreSheets.com 8)  \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.\u003Cbr>13, 24, 13, 28, 13\u003Cbr>The mode best describes this data. Which statement explains why?\u003Cbr>A. One value is much greater than all of the others.\u003Cbr>B. The values increase by the same amount each time.\u003Cbr>C. The values are all different, and none is far from the rest.\u003Cbr>D. One value appears more often than any other. |  | Answers |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  | 1.  D \u003Cbr>2.  C \u003Cbr>3.  D \u003Cbr>4. D |  |  |  |  |\n| 2) The list shows the number of laps Edward swam each practice. 10, 12, 17, 9, 5\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 increase by the same amount each time.\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. |  | 5. |  | A |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |\n| 3) The list shows the number of goals each player scored this season.\u003Cbr>9, 8, 4, 7, 41\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. 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