Lesson 6

Workshop: Problem Solving with Data

Est. Class Sessions: 1–2

Daily Practice and Problems

Teacher Notes
X

TIMS Bit

  2. 30 paces; Possible response: Both the median and mode is 30 paces so that is average.
  3. The student who travels 32 paces has a shorter step because it takes him or her more steps to travel the same distance as the student who only takes 25 steps.

X. Using Line Plots

Mr. Moreno's class counted the number of paces it takes each student to walk from the classroom to the school office. Each time a student stepped on his or her right foot counted as one pace. They organized their results in a data table.

  1. Use the data in the data table to complete the line plot.
  2. What is the average number of paces from the classroom to the school office? How did you decide?
  3. Which student has the shorter pace: the student who traveled a distance of 25 paces or the student who traveled 32 paces? Explain how you decided.