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Weights of Puppies at a Pet Store

Pounds3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Freda’s Daily Running Distance

Miles

0 54321 1 1212 2

12 3

12 4

12

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Five miles is an outlier because it is not close to the distances Freda ran

on the other days.

For 1–5, use the line plot at the right.

The data table shows the distances Freda ran over a period of 17 days.

A line plot shows data along a number line. Each dot represents 1 day. An outlier is a data point that is very different from the rest of the data. Which distance is the outlier?

DA

TA

Distance (miles) Days

12 2

112 4

2 5

212 3

3 2

5 1

Use a fraction to name points on a number line that are not whole numbers.

1. Identify any outliers in the data set.

2. Which weight is the most common?

3. How many more puppies weighed 3 pounds than 7 pounds?

4. How many puppies weighed less than 7 pounds?

5. What is the total weight of all the puppies weighing less than 6 pounds? Explain.

595Topic 11 Lesson 11-1

Heights of Students in Ms. Jackson’s Class

Feet

4 414 424 4

34 5 65

14 5

24 5

34

Heights of Hal’s Plants

Inches

3 343 4314 3

24

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7. MP.2 Reasoning Is there an outlier for the data in this line plot? Explain.

Common Core Assessment

6. Which height is the most common among the students in Ms. Jackson’s class?

For 6–7, use the line plot at the right.

For 8–9, use the line plot at the right.

8. MP.2 Reasoning Based on the line plot, how many more plants are less than 324 inches than are greater than 324 inches? Explain.

9. Higher Order Thinking Write a question that can be answered by using the line plot, and then give the answer.

10. How many recipes use 2 cups of flour or more?

! 3 recipes

" 4 recipes

# 7 recipes

$ 14 recipes

11. How many recipes are represented by the line plot?

! 7 recipes

" 9 recipes

# 12 recipes

$ 14 recipes

For 10–11, use the line plot at the right.

Flour Used in Cookie Recipes

Cups

1 3114 124 1

34

2 2 14 224 2

34

The number of recipes is represented by the number of

dots on the line plot.

596 Topic 11 Lesson 11-1