Question

9. Olivia bought a used car in April. The graph below shows the odometer

reading each month after she bought the car.

a) Approximately how many miles were
on the car when she bought it?
b) Approximately how many miles were
on the car in July?
c) In what month did the car reach
14,000 miles?

Answer 1

Olivia’s car had roughly 2,000 miles on it when she bought it in April. By July, the odometer reading is between 4,000 and 5,000 miles. The car doesn’t reach 14,000 miles within the timeframe shown on the graph.

a) Approximately how many miles were on the car when she bought it?

The odometer reading for April is the lowest on the graph, at roughly 2,000 miles. Therefore, we can estimate that the car had approximately 2,000 miles on it when Olivia bought it.

b) Approximately how many miles were on the car in July?

Following the trend of the graph, the July odometer reading is likely between 4,000 and 5,000 miles.

c) In what month did the car reach 14,000 miles?

The car’s odometer reading doesn’t reach 14,000 miles within the timeframe shown on the graph. The highest reading is approximately 12,500 miles in December.