Teacher Notes
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TIMS Task
- 2 pets
- 19 students; Possible response: I added the height of the bars: 4 + 3 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 19 students
- 2 pets
Discuss how students find the median. Possible strategies include listing the number of pets that each student owns in order from smallest to largest and finding the middle value.
0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3, 4, 5, 5, 6. Other strategies are possible.
P. Finding the Median
Use the data in the graph to answer the questions.
- What is the most common number of pets? (What is the mode?)
- How many students were surveyed in Room 306? Show or tell how you know.
- Find the median number of pets owned by students in Room 306.
