IM 6.8.10 Lesson: Finding and Interpreting the Mean as the Balance Point

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  1. Represent Diego’s data on a dot plot. Mark the location of the mean by using red triangle. (.ggb)
     
  2. Record the distance between each point and 11 and its location relative to 11. (.ggb)
     
  3. Can another point that is not the mean produce similar sums of distances? Let’s investigate whether 10 can produce similar sums as those of 11. Complete the table with the distance of each da (.ggb)
     
  4. Complete the table with the distance between each point and the mean as well whether the point is to the left or right of the mean. (.ggb)