Question

Match the description of the sample with the correct plot.

Time (in minutes) it takes a sample of employees to drive to work.

A. a line plot ranging between 5 and 45. One dot is on 5, two dots are on 9, one dot is on 13, three dots are on 19, one dot is on 21, four dots are on 24, two dots are on 28, one dot is on 29, two dots are on 31, one dot is on 36, one dot is on 40, and two dots are on 45.

B. A stem leaf plot showing:
Key: 7|2 = 72
Stem | Leaf
6 | 8 9
7 | 0 2 3 3 6 7 8
8 | 2 4 5 6 7 7 8
9 | 0 1 1 5

C. A stem plot showing:
Key: 0|9 = 0.9
Stem | Leaf
0 | 9
1 | 4 9
2 | 3 6 7 8
3 | 0 1 5 6 8
4 | 0

D. a line plot ranging between 200 and 220. One dot is on 201, one dot is on 204, two dots are on 209, one dot is on 210, two dots are on 213, three dots are on 214, 1 dot is on 216, and one dot is on 219.

Answer 1

The correct plot that matches the description of the time it takes employees to drive to work is Option A, which is a line plot ranging from 5 to 45 minutes.

Step-by-step explanation:

To match the description of the sample with the correct plot, we must look at the provided options and determine which one accurately represents the time it takes a sample of employees to drive to work. The key here is to look at the units and values represented in each plot.

Option A is a line plot with values that match the context - times ranging from 5 minutes to 45 minutes. Option B is a stem-and-leaf plot with values that are too high for minutes (they range into the 70s and 80s). Option C is incorrectly using a decimal system that would represent less than a minute, which does not match our data set. Option D is also a line plot, but the values range from 200 to 220 which seems too high to be applicable for driving times in minutes.

The correct match is therefore Option A, as it is the only one that represents time in minutes and has reasonable commute times for employees.