NAME ______DATE______PERIOD ______6th Grade GT- Lesson 10.7 Homework Box Plots

Represent each set of data in a box plot.

1. ages of children taking dance classes: 10, 8, 9, 7, 10, 12, 14, 14, 10, 16

2. prices, in dollars, of bicycles: 150, 134, 136, 120, 145, 170, 125, 130, 145, 190, 140

3. Use the box plot that shows the average prices in cents per pound farmers received for eggs and wool.

a. How do the median egg prices and the median wool prices compare?

b. How do the range in egg prices and the range in wool prices compare?

c. In the wool prices, which quartile shows the greatest spread of data?

d. About what percent of the data for the wool prices is above the third quartile for the egg prices?

e. In general, do farmers get higher prices for eggs or wool? Justify your reasoning.

Course 1 • Chapter 10 Statistical Measures and Displays NAME ______DATE______PERIOD ______Lesson 10.7 Problem-Solving Practice Box Plots

Use the box plot that shows the ages of U.S. vice presidents when they took office.

1. Describe the distribution of the data. What can you say 2. What percent of U.S. vice presidents were at least 60 about the ages of U.S. vice presidents? years old when they took office? Explain how you found your answer.

3. What percent of U.S. vice presidents were between the 4. Can you determine from the box plot whether there are ages of 49 and 60 when they took office? Explain how any U.S. vice presidents who took office at exactly age you found your answer. 55 years of age? Explain.

Use the box plot that shows the number of goals made by members of the field hockey team during the season.

5. Describe the distribution of the data. What can you say 6. What percent of team members scored between 1 and about the number of goals made by the members of the 3 goals this season? Explain. field hockey team?

Course 1 • Chapter 10 Statistical Measures and Displays