Interpret numerical data, with whole-number values, represented with tables or line plots by determining the mean, mode, median or range.
Rain was collected and measured daily to the nearest inch for the past week. The recorded amounts are 1,0,3,1,0,0 and 1. The range is 3 inches, the modes are 0 and 1 inches and the mean value can be determined as
of an inch. This mean would be the same if it rained
of an inch each day.
Instruction includes interpreting the mean in real-world problems as a leveling out, a balance point or an equal share.
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