The students in Mr. McIntyre's class and in Mrs. Ramos's class were asked how many pets they each have. The dot plots below show the results. Mr. McIntyre's Class

A dot plot titled Mister McIntyre's Class. A number line going from 0 to 5 is labeled Number of Pets. There are 5 dots above 0, 5 above 1, 4 above 2, 1 above 3, and 0 above 4 and 5.

Mrs. Ramos's Class

A dot plot titled Misses Ramos's Class. A number line going from 0 to 5 is labeled Number of Pets. There is 1 dot above 0, 2 above 1, 2 above 2, 4 above 3, 3 above 4, 3 above 5.

Which statement correctly compares the measures of center of the data in the dot plots?

The median is greater for Mr. McIntyre's class.

The median is the same for both classes.

The mode is greater for Mrs. Ramos's class.

The mode is the same for both classes.

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Shea Melton

Mathematics

7 November, 10:58

The students in Mr. McIntyre's class and in Mrs. Ramos's class were asked how many pets they each have. The dot plots below show the results. Mr. McIntyre's Class

A dot plot titled Mister McIntyre's Class. A number line going from 0 to 5 is labeled Number of Pets. There are 5 dots above 0, 5 above 1, 4 above 2, 1 above 3, and 0 above 4 and 5.

Mrs. Ramos's Class

A dot plot titled Misses Ramos's Class. A number line going from 0 to 5 is labeled Number of Pets. There is 1 dot above 0, 2 above 1, 2 above 2, 4 above 3, 3 above 4, 3 above 5.

Which statement correctly compares the measures of center of the data in the dot plots?

The median is greater for Mr. McIntyre's class.

The median is the same for both classes.

The mode is greater for Mrs. Ramos's class.

The mode is the same for both classes.

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Answers (2)

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Ronald Kaiser · Answer 1

The mode is greater for Mrs. Ramos's class

Madelynn Vargas · Answer 2

The mode is greater for Mrs. Ramos's class

Step-by-step explanation:

The mode is the number that occurs the most times. In this case, the mode for Mrs. Ramos's class is 3 and for Mr. McIntyre the modes are 1 and 2.

Additionally, the median for McIntyre is 1 and the median for Ramos is 3. Making all other options incorrect.