Center, spread and shape of data
Grade 6 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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Bo made a dot plot of the scores of the students in Room 6 on a 10-word spelling quiz. One word on the quiz was very sneaky. What is the smallest value in the data?
Jun made a dot plot of the number of minutes it takes some children to walk to school. One walker stopped to say hi to every dog. What is the smallest value in the data?
Dot plot of the number of minutes it takes some children to walk to school. Number line from 0 to 12, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 3 ●, 5 ●●, 6 ●●●, 8 ●, 12 ●. Dot plot of the number of minutes it takes some children to walk to school. Number line from 0 to 12, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 3 ●, 5 ●●, 6 ●●●, 8 ●, 12 ●. The number of minutes it takes some children to walk to school 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Kira plotted the number of glasses of water that some children drank yesterday. One bottle got refilled all day. The smallest value is 3 and the biggest value is 8. What is the range?
Dot plot of the number of glasses of water that some children drank yesterday. Number line from 0 to 10, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 3 ●, 4 ●●, 5 ●●●, 6 ●, 8 ●. Dot plot of the number of glasses of water that some children drank yesterday. Number line from 0 to 10, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 3 ●, 4 ●●, 5 ●●●, 6 ●, 8 ●. The number of glasses of water that some children drank yesterday 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Luz plotted the heights, in centimeters, of the bean plants in a class garden. One plant chased the sunlight. The smallest value is 7 and the biggest value is 15. What is the range?
Dot plot of the heights, in centimeters, of the bean plants in a class garden. Number line from 0 to 16, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 7 ●, 9 ●, 10 ●●, 12 ●, 13 ●, 15 ●. Dot plot of the heights, in centimeters, of the bean plants in a class garden. Number line from 0 to 16, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 7 ●, 9 ●, 10 ●●, 12 ●, 13 ●, 15 ●. The heights, in centimeters, of the bean plants in a class garden 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Noah plotted the number of goals scored by a school team in its games. The goalkeeper danced after every save. The smallest value is 1 and the biggest value is 6. What is the range?
Dot plot of the number of goals scored by a school team in its games. Number line from 0 to 8, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 1 ●, 2 ●●, 3 ●●●, 4 ●, 6 ●. Dot plot of the number of goals scored by a school team in its games. Number line from 0 to 8, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 1 ●, 2 ●●, 3 ●●●, 4 ●, 6 ●. The number of goals scored by a school team in its games 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Tala made a dot plot of the number of jumping jacks that some children did in 30 seconds. One child stopped to tie a shoe. Which value has the tallest stack of dots?
Dot plot of the number of jumping jacks that some children did in 30 seconds. Number line from 0 to 20, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 3 ●, 14 ●, 15 ●●, 16 ●●●●, 17 ●, 18 ●. Dot plot of the number of jumping jacks that some children did in 30 seconds. Number line from 0 to 20, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 3 ●, 14 ●, 15 ●●, 16 ●●●●, 17 ●, 18 ●. 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Zee made a dot plot of the number of shells that some children found at the beach. One child found a giant pile. Which value has the tallest stack of dots?
Dot plot of the number of shells that some children found at the beach. Number line from 0 to 18, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 6 ●, 7 ●●, 8 ●●●, 9 ●●, 10 ●, 16 ●. Dot plot of the number of shells that some children found at the beach. Number line from 0 to 18, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 6 ●, 7 ●●, 8 ●●●, 9 ●●, 10 ●, 16 ●. The number of shells that some children found at the beach 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Kira plotted the number of turns that some children took on the swing. The swings were very popular. A gap is an empty space between dots. Between which two values is the biggest gap?
Dot plot of the number of turns that some children took on the swing. Number line from 0 to 12, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 2 ●, 4 ●●, 5 ●●, 6 ●, 10 ●●, 11 ●. Dot plot of the number of turns that some children took on the swing. Number line from 0 to 12, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 2 ●, 4 ●●, 5 ●●, 6 ●, 10 ●●, 11 ●. The number of turns that some children took on the swing 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 - between 6 and 10
- between 0 and 2
- between 2 and 4, near the left end
Luz plotted the number of bottle caps in some collections. Some collections jingled in the box. A gap is an empty space between dots. Between which two values is the biggest gap?
Dot plot of the number of bottle caps in some collections. Number line from 0 to 14, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 2 ●, 3 ●●, 4 ●, 8 ●, 9 ●●, 10 ●, 12 ●. Dot plot of the number of bottle caps in some collections. Number line from 0 to 14, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 2 ●, 3 ●●, 4 ●, 8 ●, 9 ●●, 10 ●, 12 ●. The number of bottle caps in some collections 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 - between 10 and 12
- between 0 and 2
- between 4 and 8
Milo plotted the number of hikes that some families took this summer. Some trails were very muddy. A gap is an empty space between dots. Between which two values is the biggest gap?
Dot plot of the number of hikes that some families took this summer. Number line from 0 to 16, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 5 ●, 7 ●●, 8 ●●, 9 ●, 13 ●, 14 ●●. Dot plot of the number of hikes that some families took this summer. Number line from 0 to 16, a tick at every whole number. Dots, left to right: 5 ●, 7 ●●, 8 ●●, 9 ●, 13 ●, 14 ●●. The number of hikes that some families took this summer 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 - between 0 and 5
- between 9 and 13
- between 5 and 7, near the left end