Scatter Plot Word Problems
This worksheet helps sixth-grade students practice interpreting and creating scatter plots from word problems and analyzing relationships between data sets.
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Scatter Plot Word Problems
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Read each word problem carefully. Create a scatter plot for the given data, then answer the questions that follow.
1. A scientist is studying the relationship between the number of hours a plant is exposed to sunlight and its growth in centimeters. Here is the data collected:
Hours of Sunlight (x): 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 Growth in cm (y): 3, 7, 10, 13, 16
Create a scatter plot for this data.
a. What type of relationship do you observe between sunlight and plant growth?
b. If a plant is exposed to 7 hours of sunlight, estimate its growth based on your scatter plot.
2. A school counselor tracked the number of hours students spent studying for a math test and their scores on the test. Here is the data:
Hours Studied (x): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Test Score (y): 65, 70, 80, 85, 95
Create a scatter plot for this data.
a. Describe the correlation shown in the scatter plot.
b. Do you think studying more hours guarantees a higher score? Explain your reasoning.
3. The table below shows the age of a car (in years) and its corresponding selling price (in thousands of dollars).
Age (Years)
Price (Thousands $)
1
25
2
22
3
18
4
15
5
10
Create a scatter plot for this data.
a. What kind of relationship exists between the age of a car and its selling price?
b. Predict the selling price of a 6-year-old car based on the trend.
4. Which of the following scatter plots would likely show a negative correlation?
Hours spent exercising vs. Calories burned
Temperature outside vs. Ice cream sales
Number of hours slept vs. Level of fatigue
Height of a person vs. Their shoe size
5. A scatter plot showing no clear pattern between two variables indicates a strong correlation.
True
False