Time on homework I

Time on homework I

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This task is about interpreting statements about a dot plot.
This dot plot shows how much time the students in Room 11 spent on their homework on Wednesday night.
 
time-spent-on-homework-dot-plot.png
Use the dot plot to decide whether each of the following statements is True or False.  
Select the correct answer.

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a)  There are 28 students in the class.  TrueFalse

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b)  4 students spent no time on their homework.  TrueFalse

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c)  No students spent exactly 75 minutes on their homework.  TrueFalse

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d)  13 students spent more than 30 minutes on their homework.  TrueFalse

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e)  Fewer students spent 60 minutes on their homework than spent 90 minutes on their homework.  TrueFalse

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f)  5 more students spent 30 minutes on their homework than spent 45 minutes on their homework.  TrueFalse

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g)  3 more student spent 60 minutes on their homework than spent 45 minutes on their homework.  TrueFalse
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with auto marking displayed to students).
Level:
3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Statistics, Statistical literacy
Keywords: 
dot plots, graph interpretation
Description of task: 
Students read statements about a dot plot and indicate whether the statements are true or false.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can be used to help to identify students' understanding of identifying correct and incorrect statements about a data display.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Interpreting statistical and chance situations, sets 3-4
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y7 (03/2001)
a) False

7 correct - moderate 

6 correct - easy 

4-5 correct - very easy
b) True
c) True
d) False
e) False
f) True
g) False