Algebra 1 Common Core Student Edition, Grade 8-9

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Choosing a Location for a Tournament

Luis manages a youth baseball league. He has to choose a location for the league’s

tournament for the next two years. The tournament takes place in August each year.

The ideal location is warm, with little rain. Luis has narrowed down the choices

to two cities: Oakville and Fairview. Each city is in an area that is prone to

hurricanes, so Luis will also take into account the likelihood that the city will not

have a hurricane in August two years in a row.

Luis collects the following data about the cities.

Oakville Climate Data for August

f Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010

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Rainfall (in.) 2.4 4.2 1.8 15.1 2.6 2.3 2.0 4.2 3.8 2.1

A v g. T e m p. (°F) (^788489727477828776). 78
Hurricane? no yes no yes no no no yes yes no
Fai r v i e w Cl i m at e Dat a f o r Au g u st
Year (^20052006) ES 331 S 31BS53E 53I 2011
Rainfall (in.) 4.5 1.8 2.2 5.0 5.1 4.5 2.3 3.8 4.5
Avg. Temp. (°F) 83 77 82 80 87 86 86 82 83
Hurricane? no no no yes no yes no no no
Task D escr i p t i o n
Decide whether the tournament should be held in Oakville or Fairview, and justify
your decision.
Co n n ect i n g t he Task t o t he M at h Pr act i ces
As you complete the task, you'll apply several Standards for Mathematical
Practice.

• You’ll calculate and analyze measures of central tendency and dispersion.
  (MP 6)


• You’ll create a box-and-whisker plot to represent data. (MP 4)


• You’ll use probability to help you construct an argument. (MP 3)

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