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The graph shows the number of pages in each chapter of a book that Josh is reading.

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A
The outlier of 2 increases the median page count.
B
The outlier of 2 increases the mean page count.
C
The outlier of 2 decreases the median page count.
D
The outlier of 2 decreases the mean page count.
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The dot plot shows the number of text messages Mr. Garcia sent each day so far this month.

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A
The graph is skewed left.
B
The graph is skewed right.
C
The graph is nearly symmetrical.
D
the graph is perfectly symmetrical.
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Ms. Monroe mixes 200 cubes of 4 different colors for a project. She then uses a scoop to place 20 cubes into each of 10 paper bags. Each group records the number of cubes of each color in a bag. The number of red cubes for the 10 groups are recorded in the graph.

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A
The mean number of red cubes is less than the median number of red cubes.
B
The mean number of red cubes is more than the median number of red cubes.
C
The mean number of red cubes is equal to the median number of red cubes.
D
The mean number of red cubes cannot be compared to the median number of red cubes.
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Colin surveyed 12 teachers at his school to determine how much each person budgets for lunch. He recorded his results in the table.What does the relationship between the mean and median reveal about the shape of the data?

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A
The mean is less than the median, so the data is skewed left.
B
The mean is more than the median, so the data is skewed right.
C
The mean is equal to the median, so the data is symmetrical.
D
The mean is equal to the median, so the data is linear.
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The data show the number of pieces of mail delivered to a single home address each day for three weeks.4, 0, 2, 6, 1, 0, 3, 4, 0, 2, 4, 1, 5, 2, 3, 1, 1, 2Which statement is true about a graph representing the data? Select two options.

A
The number line of a dot plot would start at 1.
B
A dot plot would show 7 points for numbers greater than 2.
C
The intervals on a histogram should be 0 to 2, 3 to 4, and 5 to 6.
D
A histogram would have a maximum of 7 bars.
E
A histogram should not show a bar that includes 0 pieces of mail.

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