Interpreting a Histogram About a Popcorn Party
Interpreting a Histogram About a Popcorn Party
Let popcorn kernels pop and observe how the data is presented in a table and histogram. Interpret the distribution of the popped kernels.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Open vraag 1
Why do the bars for the “Number of Popped Kernels” start to go down?
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Open vraag 2
What does the “Number of Popped Kernels” represent?
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Open vraag 3
What do the heights of the bars tell you about the popcorn popping in the microwave?
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Open vraag 4
If some of the popcorn starts to burn at the end, at what time would you stop the microwave?
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Open vraag 5
If there were more kernels, how do you predict the histogram would change?
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