Elementary School Math Quiz: Create And Interpret Fractional Line Plots
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Based on the line plot of student jump distances, how many students jumped farther than 1141\frac{1}{4} feet but not more than 1341\frac{3}{4} feet?

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Elementary School Math Quiz: Create And Interpret Fractional Line Plots

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Question 1

Based on the line plot of student jump distances, how many students jumped farther than 1141\frac{1}{4} feet but not more than 1341\frac{3}{4} feet?

  1. 5 students (correct answer)
  2. 7 students
  3. 3 students
  4. 4 students
Explanation: The correct answer is A, 5 students, based on counting the data points on the line plot that fall in the given range. Choice B overcounts by including students outside the range. Choice C undercounts by leaving out students who belong in the range. Choice D is close but still misses one student who should be included.

Question 2

A carpenter measured a set of wood screws: two screws measured 14\frac{1}{4} inch, three screws measured 12\frac{1}{2} inch, three screws measured 58\frac{5}{8} inch, four screws measured 34\frac{3}{4} inch, and two screws measured 78\frac{7}{8} inch. If the screws measuring 12\frac{1}{2} inch and 78\frac{7}{8} inch are removed from the collection, what length appears most frequently among the remaining screws?

  1. 58\frac{5}{8} inch
  2. 34\frac{3}{4} inch (correct answer)
  3. 14\frac{1}{4} inch
  4. 78\frac{7}{8} inch
Explanation: After removing the 1/2-inch and 7/8-inch screws, the remaining lengths are 1/4 inch (2 screws), 5/8 inch (3 screws), and 3/4 inch (4 screws), so 3/4 inch appears most often. Choice A has the second-highest count, not the highest. Choice C has the fewest screws remaining. Choice D was removed from the collection and can't be the answer.

Question 3

The line plot shows the weights of packages in pounds. What is the total weight of all packages that weigh less than 11 pound?

  1. 2122\frac{1}{2} pounds
  2. 3343\frac{3}{4} pounds (correct answer)
  3. 4144\frac{1}{4} pounds
  4. 1121\frac{1}{2} pounds
Explanation: The correct answer is B, 3343\frac{3}{4} pounds, based on adding the weights of every package on the line plot that weighs less than 1 pound. Choice A misses some of the data points shown. Choice C adds in a package that weighs 1 pound or more, which should not be included. Choice D only accounts for a few of the values instead of the full set below 1 pound.

Question 4

Students measured their hand spans in inches. According to the line plot shown, what fraction of students had hand spans of 5345\frac{3}{4} inches or greater?

  1. 23\frac{2}{3} of the students because 8 out of 12 students qualify (correct answer)
  2. 12\frac{1}{2} of the students when including the boundary measurement
  3. 35\frac{3}{5} of the students based on the frequency distribution shown
  4. 58\frac{5}{8} of the students after counting all qualifying measurements
Explanation: The correct answer is A, 23\frac{2}{3} of the students, based on counting the 8 out of 12 students on the line plot whose hand spans meet the threshold. Choice B undercounts by leaving out some qualifying students. Choice C and Choice D are both close but come from miscounting one or two data points on the plot.

Question 5

A baker recorded cookie thicknesses: 7 cookies were thicker than 12\frac{1}{2} inch, and 4 cookies were exactly 12\frac{1}{2} inch thick. How many more cookies were thicker than 12\frac{1}{2} inch than were exactly 12\frac{1}{2} inch thick?

  1. 3 more cookies (correct answer)
  2. 5 more cookies
  3. 2 more cookies
  4. 4 more cookies
Explanation: Subtracting the number of cookies exactly 12\frac{1}{2} inch thick from the number thicker than 12\frac{1}{2} inch gives 7−4=37 - 4 = 3 more cookies. Choice B overstates the difference, as if there were more thick cookies than were actually recorded. Choice C understates the difference by one, missing part of the gap between the two groups. Choice D also understates the difference by one in the other direction. Choice A correctly matches the true difference between the two cookie counts.