6.SP.B.5

Summarize numerical data sets in relation to their context.

6.SP.B.5.aReporting the number of observations.6.SP.B.5.bDescribing the nature of the attribute under investigation, including how it was measured and its units of measurement.6.SP.B.5.cGiving quantitative measures of center (median and/or mean) and variability (interquartile range and/or mean absolute deviation), as well as describing any overall pattern and any striking deviations from the overall pattern with reference to the context in which the data were gathered.6.SP.B.5.dRelating the choice of measures of center and variability to the shape of the data distribution and the context in which the data were gathered.
Example Problems
A bag contains 9 blue candies, 7 red candies and 5 green candies.
A candy is chosen from the bag at random.

Find the probability that the candy is:
Not Orange
A letter is selected at random from the word F I B O N A C C I.

Find the probability that the letter is:
Not A
Write your answer as a fraction or as a decimal rounded to the nearest hundredth.
A bag contains 9 blue candies, 7 red candies and 5 green candies.
A candy is chosen from the bag at random.

Find the probability that the candy is:
Yellow
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