Statistics and Probability Use groups of 2. Materials: Cotton balls, yardstick

100-Percent Cotton

Copy the unfinished histogram shown below.

Standing behind a predetermined line, one group member throws a cotton ball as far as he or she can. The other group members measure and record the distance the cotton ball traveled in a frequency table.

Taking turns throwing the cotton ball, continue in the manner described above until all group members have thrown the cotton ball five times.

Complete the histogram by drawing bars to represent the data you collected.