An elementary school is having a reading contest, to see which class can read the most number of minutes over the month. Each week, the teachers add up the number of hours their students have read at home and in school. What is the best way to display these weekly totals to show which class is ahead in the contest at that time?

A. line graph
B. bar graph
C. box-and-whisker plot
D. histogram

Question

An elementary school is having a reading contest, to see which class can read the most number of minutes over the month. Each week, the teachers add up the number of hours their students have read at home and in school. What is the best way to display these weekly totals to show which class is ahead in the contest at that time?

 		A.	line graph
 		B.	bar graph
 		C.	box-and-whisker plot
 		D.	histogram

lilkg77 · Answer

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animallover8 · Answer

We want to use a graph that will show multiple results multiple times. Which ones does that eliminate immediately? B, C, and D.

animallover8 · Answer

Line graphs can be used to compare changes over the same period of time for more than one group.

animallover8 · Answer

Therefore you would choose A. line graph.

animallover8 · Answer

Again I hope you find this helpful.

lilkg77 · Answer

Thanks @AnimalLover8 yes it was helpful