Question

Twenty babies were born in one week in the maternity ward of a hospital. The weight of each baby to the nearest pound is listed below. 5, 5, 5, 6, 6, 7, 7, 7, 7, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 9, 9, 9, 9, 10, 10 Which of the following dot plots represents the distribution of the babies' weights that week?

Answer 1

Answer: The dot plot is shown below.

Step-by-step explanation

We have three copies of "5", which means there are 3 dots to be placed above the label "5". Then we'll have two dots above the "6" since we have two copies of "6". And so on.

I used GeoGebra to make the dot plot.