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3 The Statistics of Spooks 1. Which costume was purchased by half the people who purchased princess costumes? 2. How many Spiderman costumes were purchased in 2013? 3. Do you think this graph represents all costumes purchased in 2013? Why or why not? 4. How many fairy and princess costumes were purchased in 2013? 5. How many total costumes are represented in this graph?

4 The Statistics of Spooks 1. Which costume was purchased by half the people who purchased princess costumes? The Batman costume (2.5 million) was purchased half as often as the Princess costumes (5 million) 2. How many Spiderman costumes were purchased in 2013? 1.8 million Spiderman costumes were purchased in Do you think this graph represents all costumes purchased in 2013? Why or why not? No, this graph only represents the most popular costumes purchased in How many fairy and princess costumes were purchased in 2013? 6.1 million fairy and princess costumes were purchased in How many total costumes are represented in this graph? There are about 26.9 million costumes represented in this graph.

5 The Nutrition of Candy 1. About how many calories does a Kit Kat have? 2. If you ate a serving of Gummy Worms and two servings of peanut butter cups, how many calories would you have eaten? 3. What does this graph not tell you about regarding the candy? 4. How many full servings of jelly beans can you eat before going over 200 calories? 5. A serving of Kit Kat includes 3 snack size packages. How many calories would be in each package?

6 The Nutrition of Candy A serving of Kit Kats has about 210 calories. 1. About how many calories does a Kit Kat have? 2. If you ate a serving of Gummy Worms and two servings of peanut butter cups, how many calories would you have eaten? You would eat about 306 calories. 3. What does this graph not tell you about regarding the candy? This graph does not tell you want the serving size is for each type of candy. 4. How many full servings of jelly beans can you eat before going over 200 calories? You could eat 4 full servings of jelly beans and stay under 200 calories. 5. A serving of Kit Kat includes 3 snack size packages. How many calories would be in each package? Each Snack Size Kit Kat contains 70 calories.

7 Trick or Treat Calories Use this graph and the Candy Nutrition graph to answer the following questions. 1. How many calories are burned by Trick or Treating for 1 hour? 2. If you are out Trick or Treating for two hours and take a 15 minute break during that time, how many calories did you burn? 3. Predict how many calories you would burn by Trick or Treating for 3 hours. 4. If you spent 2 hours Trick or Treating and ate a serving of Snickers, how many calories did you lose or gain? 5. How many servings of Peanut Butter Cups can you eat if you Trick or Treat for 1 hour and don t want to gain any calories?

8 Trick or Treat Calories Accept a range for all numeric answers. 1. How many calories are burned by Trick or Treating for 1 hour? 68 Calories are burned in 1 hour of Trick or Treating. 2. If you are out Trick or Treating for two hours and take a 15 minute break during that time, how many calories did you burn? You would burn 119 calories by Trick or Treating for 2 hours with a 15 minute break. (105 total walking time) 3. Predict how many calories you would burn by Trick or Treating for 3 hours. You would burn about 204 calories by Trick or Treating for 3 hours. 4. If you spent 2 hours Trick or Treating and ate a serving of Snickers, how many calories did you lose or gain? A serving of Snickers gives you 160 Calories while 2 hours of Trick or Treating burns 136 Calories. So you would gain 24 Calories. 5. How many servings of Peanut Butter Cups can you eat if you Trick or Treat for 1 hour and don t want to gain any calories? A serving of Peanut Butter Cups gives you 88 Calories and 1 hour of Trick or Treating burns only 68 Calories so you can not

9 World Series Appearances 1. How many times have the Cardinals made it to the World Series? 2. How many more times has the Tigers made it to the World Series than the Pirates? 3. Put the following teams in order from least number of appearances to most: Reds, Twins, Phillies. 4. How many total World Series appearances did the best five teams make? 5. What team has made it to the World Series exactly 1/4 of the times the Yankees have?

10 World Series Appearances 1. How many times have the Cardinals made it to the World Series? 19 times 2. How many more times has the Tigers made it to the World Series than the Pirates? The Tigers have made the World Series 4 more times than the Pirates. 3. Put the following teams in order from least number of appearances to most: Reds, Twins, Phillies. Twins, Phillies, Reds 4. How many total World Series appearances did the best five teams make? 110 appearances were made by the Yankees, Cardinals, Giants, Dodgers, and Athletics. 5. What team has made it to the World Series exactly 1/4 of the times the Yankees have? The Cubs have made the World Series 1/4 of the times the Yankees have.

11 World Series Wins 1. How many World Series Wins do the Red Sox have? 2. How many more World Series wins to the Cardinals have over the Cubs? 3. Using the World Series Appearances graph, what is the ratio of wins to appearances for the White Sox? 4. Which team has double the number of World Series wins as the Tigers? 5. Why do no teams have a bar that lands directly on the middle unmarked lines?

12 World Series Wins 1. How many World Series Wins do the Red Sox have? 8 wins 2. How many more World Series wins to the Cardinals have over the Cubs? The Cardinals have 9 more World Series wins than the Cubs. 3. Using the World Series Appearances graph, what is the ratio of wins to appearances for the White Sox? 3 wins/5 appearances 4. Which team has double the number of World Series wins as the Tigers? The Red Sox 5. Why do no teams have a bar that lands directly on the middle unmarked lines? The middle bars represent 1 1/2 more wins than the last bar and you can t have half a win.

13 Baseball Concession Stand Prices 1. In this graph, do the team names represent the dependent or independent variable? 2. If you had exactly $15, how many hot dogs could you buy while watching the Pirates play at home? 3. How many teams have below average hot dog prices on this graph? 4. How much does a hot dog cost at the Angels Stadium? 5. What are the five most expensive stadiums to buy a hot dog?

14 Baseball Concession Stand Prices 1. In this graph, do the team names represent the dependent or independent variable? The team names or independent variables. 2. If you had exactly $15, how many hot dogs could you buy while watching the Pirates play at home? 4. You can not buy a portion of a hot dog. 3. How many teams have below average hot dog prices on this graph? 5 teams are below average. 4. How much does a hot dog cost at the Angels Stadium? $ What are the five most expensive stadiums to buy a hot dog? Cubs, Dodgers, Red Sox, Rangers, and Royals have the most expensive hot dog prices.

15 The Cost of a Day at the Ballpark 1. The pie chart represents the cost for one person to spend a day at the ballpark. What is the total cost for a ballpark visit to watch the St. Louis Cardinals? 2. Approximately what percent of the total cost is represented by the ticket price? 3. What would be the cost of two hot dogs and a soda? 4. Propose a way in which you could save about 1/4 of the cost of a day of baseball. 5. How much would it cost a family of 4 to park and watch the game with no extras?

16 The Cost of a day at the Ballpark 1. The pie chart represents the cost for one person to spend a day at the ballpark. What is the total cost for a ballpark visit to watch the St. Louis Cardinals? $ Approximately what percent of the total cost is represented by the ticket price? 40-45% of the total cost is the ticket price. 3. What would be the cost of two hot dogs and a soda? $ Propose a way in which you could save about 1/4 of the cost of a day of baseball. You could not buy a cap and program. 5. How much would it cost a family of 4 to park and watch the game with no extras? $ (you only need to pay for parking once)

17 National Park Climate Comparison 1. What is the average high temperature in November for each of the National Parks? 2. What would the average high temperature be for January 15 in Yellowstone National Park? 3. How much warmer is Rocky Mountain National Park in September? 4. Approximately how many days does Yellowstone National Park have average highs below freezing? 5. Could the actual high temperatures in Rocky Mountain National Park every reach into the 80s? Why or why not?

18 National Park Climate Comparison 1. What is the average high temperature in November for each of the National Parks? Rocky Mtn National Park: 41 F Yellowstone National Park: 34 F 2. What would the average high temperature be for January 15 in Yellowstone National Park? 26 F (it is midway through the month) 3. How much warmer is Rocky Mountain National Park in September? Rocky Mountain National Park is about 6 degrees warmer than Yellowstone in September. 4. Approximately how many days does Yellowstone National Park have average highs below freezing? About 75 (2.5 months x 30 days a month) 5. Could the actual high temperatures in Rocky Mountain National Park every reach into the 80s? Why or why not? Yes. These are average highs only. The actual high temps could be way over or way under on any given day.

19 October Climate Analysis 1. What is the average high temperature on October 6? 2. How much lower is the average high temperature on the last day of the month compared to the first day? 3. On average, how many days does the high temperature remain the same? 4. On what date would the average high likely drop to 40? 5. Temperatures really do not stair step down. That is the result of the type of line graph used. Draw a best fit line on the graph that would more accurately depict what happens to high temperature averages.

20 October Climate Analysis 1. What is the average high temperature on October 6? 47.7 F 2. How much lower is the average high temperature on the last day of the month compared to the first day? The last day s average is 9 F lower than the first day. 3. On average, how many days does the high temperature remain the same? 4 days 4. On what date would the average high likely drop to 40? November 3 5. Temperatures really do not stair step down. That is the result of the type of line graph used. Draw a best fit line on the graph that would more accurately depict what happens to high temperature averages.