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The table shows lengths of pieces of wood, in feet. What fraction of the pieces of wood have a length greater than the mode of the data?
Pieces of Wood
2 pieces 6.5
1 piece 7.25
4 pieces 8.5
3 pieces 9.0
2 pieces 10.5
The mode of the data is 8.5, as there are 4 pieces with this length.
There are a total of 2 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 2 = 12 pieces of wood.
The number of pieces of wood with a length greater than the mode (8.5) is 3 (9.0) + 2 (10.5) = 5.
So, the fraction of the pieces of wood that have a length greater than the mode of the data is 5/12.