Question

The senior counselor is making a histogram of the yearly cost of tuition of 20 colleges. tuition ranges from $5,000 to $51,000 a year. what would be best to count by, on the tuition axis?

a.1,000s
b.5,000s
c.10,000s
d.15,000s

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

5,000s This will give good detail, but not too much.

Answer 2

Since there are 20 colleges, it is most likely that the range of the tuition fees is widely distributed between $5000 and $51,000. It is then reasonable to have the best count of tuition axis by $5,000. Thus, the answer to this item is letter B.