Question

Suppose you are going to graph the data in the table below. What data should be represented on each axis and what should be the appropriate increments?

A. x-axis: years in increments of 1 ; y-axis: years in increments of $50,000
B. x-axis: profit in increments of $50,000; y-axis: years in increments of 1
C. x-axis: years in increments of 1; y-axis profit in increments of $200,000
D. x-axis profit in increments of $200,000; y-axis: years in increments of 1

Answer 1

Okay Mr. Jones

Answer 2

Have you looked at your data?

Answer 3

Yes I have.

Answer 4

What is on the left of the table?

Answer 5

Year

Answer 6

Would that go on the x-axis or y-axis?

Answer 7

x-axis

Answer 8

Okay good. So the profit would go on the y-axis.
Now are options are narrowed down to A and C

Answer 9

I am not sure what the answer is.

Answer 10

I think it's C

Answer 11

Hmm. Why do you think it's C?

Answer 12

The answer can't be A because the increments would be too high.

Answer 13

Are you trying to say there would be too many lines to graph? because the increment in C is higher

Answer 14

Yes.

Answer 15

Well then, our answer is C

Answer 16

I like your dog

Answer 17

Thank you for your help and the compliment.

Answer 18

What type of dog is it?

Answer 19

He is a Shih Tzu mix.

Answer 20

Okay. Good luck Mr. Jones

Answer 21

Goodbye.

Answer 22

The answer is not c