Question

The bar graph shows the median income for families in the United States from 1993 to 2000. About how much did the median income increase from 1995 to 1999?



A. 4
B. 40
C. 400
D. 4000

Answer 1

@jim_thompson5910 i got 4?

Answer 2

I mean D sorry

Answer 3

nope not that either, its 400 isnt it lol

Answer 4

4000

Answer 5

hmm i think its 400, what do you think @jim_thompson5910

Answer 6

if you take the number that is at 1999 and minus the number at 1995 you will get your answer of from one to the other

Answer 7

hmm are u possitive that is 4000?

Answer 8

yes, however lets look at it together

Answer 9

give me the number at 1999?

Answer 10

and the number at 1995

Answer 11

ur right

Answer 12

okay. do you understand why?

Answer 13

I will show you with simple numbers just in case. so how much does the number increase between 3 and 5? well looking at the we know right away that it is 2 because it is easy to tell. however if we subtract 3 from 5 we will get two as well. this is how we know that it works with larger numbers