Question

A class of 24 students was asked to identify a team spot in which they have participated. Their responses are shown in the line plot.

a. How many total responses are recorded in the line plot for the five sports?
b. What is the total number of students polled?
c. Give a possible explanation as to why the answers of part (a) and (b) are different.

Answer 1

a. How many total responses are recorded in the line plot for the five sports?
The total number of responses recorded for the five sports according to the line plot is 28

b.What is the total number of students polled?
Given that a class of 24 students was asked to identify the team spot in which they have participated, then the number of students who polled was 24.

c] The reason why the answers to part a and part b are different could be because some students participated in more than 1 sport.