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Hector is a high school student taking algebra. He loves Rainbow Fruit Snacks and buys a package almost everyday. He has noticed that sometimes it seems like there are fewer snacks in a package than other times. He has also noticed that the number of fruit snacks of each color is not always the same. His algebra teacher has assigned a project in which each student must do a statistical study of something in his or her everyday life. Hector has decided to study the statistics of Rainbow Fruit Snacks.

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In this project,  you will use your knowledge of statistics to help Hector analyze samples of fruit snacks.  Hector bought 20 packages of fruit snacks and counted the number of fruit snacks in each package. The table shows data that Hector collected.

Package

# of fruit snacks

Package #

# of fruit snacks

1

20

11

26

2

22

12

21

3

19

13

21

4

20

14

23

5

26

15

24

6

18

16

19

7

19

17

23

8

21

18

22

9

23

19

26

10

25

20

22

1. What is the mean number of fruit snacks in a package based on the 20 packages that Hector bought?

2. Explain the process you used to find the mean.

3. What is the median number of fruit snacks in a package based on the 20 packages that Hector bought?

4. Explain the process you used to find them.

5. Find the mode(s) for Hector's data.

6. Explain the process you used to find the mode(s).

7. What is the range of the number of fruit snacks in the 20 packages?

8. Explain the process you used to find the range.

9. Use the grid below and the data from Hector's table to create a histogram. Use intervals of 2 for the number of fruit snacks per package.

Number
of
Pakages
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         
                                         

Number of fruit snacks per package

10. Find the upper and lower quartiles for the data from Hector's table.

11. Use the data from Hector's table to create a box-and-whisker plot in the space provided.

Hector also collected data about the colors of the fruit snacks in the packages. He counted the number of each color for each of the 20 packages and recorded the data in a table.

COLORS

Package # Purple Green Yellow Blue Red Orange
1 3 2 4 7 3 1
2 4 2 4 7 3 2
3 3 1 4 7 3 1
4 2 3 4 6 3 2
5 4 3 5 7 5 2
6 3 2 2 7 3 1
7 3 3 3 6 2 2
8 1 5 7 4 1 3
9 2 4 1 5 7 4
10 5 5 2 5 5 3
11 4 3 3 8 4 4
12 2 4 7 4 2 2
13 3 4 6 3 3 2
14 4 4 6 4 3 2
15 4 4 5 6 2 3
16 3 1 4 7 3 1
17 2 4 1 6 6 4
18 4 2 4 6 3 3
19 4 4 4 6 6 2
20 5 1 4 5 3 4

Calculate the mean for each color. Round your result to the nearest whole number.

12. purple _______________         13. green _______________          14. yellow  _______________

15. blue    _______________          16. red    _______________          17. orange _______________

18. Using the means you calculated, how many total fruit snacks would be in a package consisting of the mean number of each color?

Using this number of total fruit snacks and the mean number of each color, determine the percent of the total package for each of the color. Round your results to the nearest percent.

19. purple _______________          20. green _______________           21. yellow  _______________

22. blue    _______________           23. red    _______________           24. orange _______________

25. Use your calculations to construct a circle graph to represent the package containing the mean number of each color. Be sure to label the sections of circle graph to represent the package containing the mean number of each color Be sure to label the sections of your circle graph with the appropriate color.

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Assuming that the same percent would be represented in a larger package of fruit snacks, how many fruit snacks of each color would there be in a package of 300 fruit snacks.

26. purple _______________        27. green _______________        28. yellow  _______________

29. blue    _______________         30. red    _______________        31. orange _______________

32. Based on the data in Hector's table, which color or colors have the greatest range?

33. What is the mode of the yellow fruit snacks?

34. What is the median of the blue fruit snacks?

35. Choose a situation of your own for which you conduct a similar statistical analysis. Describe your situation in the space provided. Be sure to include a description  of what statistical calculations and graphs would be useful.

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