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This document contains 4 word problems involving the analysis of data sets using dot plots and frequency tables. The first problem involves the number of siblings of students and has them analyzing features like the number with 6 siblings. The second deals with resting pulse rates of boys before exercise. The third examines the heights of basketball players. The fourth looks at the ages of karate students. For each problem, students are asked to make a frequency table or dot plot and answer questions about the range, mode, and other features of the data sets.

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Dot Plot Notes

This document contains 4 word problems involving the analysis of data sets using dot plots and frequency tables. The first problem involves the number of siblings of students and has them analyzing features like the number with 6 siblings. The second deals with resting pulse rates of boys before exercise. The third examines the heights of basketball players. The fourth looks at the ages of karate students. For each problem, students are asked to make a frequency table or dot plot and answer questions about the range, mode, and other features of the data sets.

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Name _________________________ CCGPS Algebra

Dot Plot Worksheet 4.2

1. The students in one social studies class were asked how many brothers and sisters
(siblings) they each have. The dot plot here shows the results.

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0 123 456

a. How many of the students have six siblings?

b. How many of the students have no siblings?

c. How many of the students have three or more siblings?

2. The resting pulse rates were recorded for 16 boys in gym class before they exercised. The
line plot here shows the results.

X X
X X X
X X X X X
X X X X X X
79 80 81 82 83 84 85

a. What is the range of the pulse rates?

b. How many boys had a pulse rate over 81?

c. How many boys had a pulse rate of 83?

d. How many boys had a pulse rate of at most 82?


3. The heights of 20 basketball players, in inches, are given below.

68, 70, 70, 71, 75, 80, 81, 82, 84, 75


75, 80, 75, 77, 75, 80, 83, 80, 71, 70

a) Create a frequency table.

b) Make a dot plot using the number line below.

68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84

c) What is the range of the data?

d) What is the mode of the data?

e) How many players are greater than 70 inches tall?

4. The ages of 22 students in a karate class are given below.

11, 5, 9, 13, 8, 9, 9, 11, 10, 8, 6, 7,


12, 11, 13, 12, 7, 6, 11, 12, 10, 8

a) Create a frequency table.

b) Make a dot plot using the number line below.

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

c) What is the range of the data?

d) What is the mode of the data?

e) How many students are at least 10 years old?

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