Question

Volunteers at a hospital are called Candy Stripers, because they try to bring cheer and comfort to patients. The graph here shows the average number of individual volunteer hours on different days of the week at a certain hospital.
On which day of the week was the average volunteer time the greatest?

Sunday

Monday

Wednesday

Saturday

Answer 1

They're called candy stripers because the uniforms used by the original candy stripers had a red and white stripe pattern that looked like a candy cane.

Answer 2

do you understand how to average two numbers?

Answer 3

Yes.

Answer 4

Okay, go through the graph. For each day, average the male and female volunteer hours. Pick the day where the average is the greatest.

Answer 5

I think it is Monday.

Answer 6

Yes, I agree.

Answer 7

Thank you!

Answer 8

You're welcome.

Answer 9

various family friends and relatives did the candy striper thing in the days of the candy stripe uniforms