"Just look at the graph," the player's agent said. "Phil's hits have doubled since last year. We are looking for a large raise and a long contract."

Look at the graph.
https://media.education2020.com/evresources/4072-02-01-01-00_files/i0020000.jpg
How can you redraw this graph so it appears that Phil's hits have quadrupled since last year.
a.
Use the same scale and make the top bar twice as thick as the bottom bar.
b.
Alter the scale so the top bar appears four times as long as the bottom bar.
c.
Both a and b.
d.
Neither a or b.

Question

"Just look at the graph," the player's agent said. "Phil's hits have doubled since last year. We are looking for a large raise and a long contract."

Look at the graph. 
https://media.education2020.com/evresources/4072-02-01-01-00_files/i0020000.jpg
How can you redraw this graph so it appears that Phil's hits have quadrupled since last year. 
a.
Use the same scale and make the top bar twice as thick as the bottom bar.
b.
Alter the scale so the top bar appears four times as long as the bottom bar.
c.
Both a and b.
d.
Neither a or b.

peachpi · Answer

the width is telling you the year, so it doesn't really matter. Phil went from 120 hits to 180 hits, so he didn't really double. It just looks that way because the scale starts at 100 hits. Based on that info, what do you think?

first_world_problems · Answer

-_-' nvm it timed out on me i was doing a timed test and was on a time crunch ran out of time