Measuring & Plotting Lengths

Question 1

A student measured the lengths of six crayons and recorded the lengths (in inches) as follows: 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3. The student wants to show the data with a line plot. Which of the following line plots correctly represents the data?

Accepted Answer

2: XX 3: XXX 4: X

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2: X 3: XXX 4: XX

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2: XX 3: XX 4: X

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2: XXX 3: XX 4: X

Question 2

A student measured the length of six pencils and recorded the following lengths (in centimeters) to the nearest whole number: 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6. Which line plot correctly shows the data? (In a line plot, each X is placed above the number that represents a measurement.)

Accepted Answer

A line plot with one X above 4, two X's above 5, and three X's above 6.

Answer

A line plot with one X above 4, three X's above 5, and two X's above 6.

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A line plot with one X above 4, two X's above 5, and two X's above 6.

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A line plot with two X's above 4, one X above 5, and three X's above 6.

Question 3

A student measures the length of six crayons to the nearest whole centimeter and records the following lengths: 4 cm, 5 cm, 4 cm, 6 cm, 5 cm, 4 cm. Which line plot correctly represents this data? (The line plot uses an X to mark each measurement on a horizontal number line marked in whole‑centimeter units.)

Accepted Answer

A line plot with three X's at 4, two X's at 5, and one X at 6.

Answer

A line plot with three X's at 4, two X's at 5, and one X at 4.

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A line plot with three X's at 4, two X's at 5, and one X at 7.

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A line plot with two X's at 4, three X's at 5, and one X at 6.

Try three questions

A student measured the lengths of six crayons and recorded the lengths (in inches) as follows: 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3. The student wants to show the data with a line plot. Which of the following line plots correctly represents the data?

A student measured the length of six pencils and recorded the following lengths (in centimeters) to the nearest whole number: 4, 5, 5, 6, 6, 6. Which line plot correctly shows the data? (In a line plot, each X is placed above the number that represents a measurement.)

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