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Catherine threw a dice 40 times and noted the number appearing each time as shown below: 1 3 5 6 6 3 5 4 1 6 2 5 3 4 6 1 5 5 6 1 1 2 2 3 5 2 4 5 5 6 5 1 6 2 3 5 2 4 1 5 - Mathematics

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Catherine threw a dice 40 times and noted the number appearing each time as shown below:

1 3 5 6 6 3 5 4 1 6
2 5 3 4 6 1 5 5 6 1
1 2 2 3 5 2 4 5 5 6
5 1 6 2 3 5 2 4 1 5

Make a table and enter the data using tally marks. Find the number that appeared.

Find those numbers that appear an equal number of times.

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Solution

Numbers Tally Marks Number of times
1 `\cancel(||||)` || 7
2 `\cancel(||||)` | 6
3 `\cancel(||||)` 5
4 |||| 4
5 `\cancel(||||)` `\cancel(||||)` | 11
6 `\cancel(||||)` || 7

1 and 6 are the numbers that appear an equal number of times.

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