Question

Which data set would likely only consist of whole numbers?

1. The temperatures of glasses of ice water
2 The perimeters of fences in a town
3. The number of people purchasing coffee each day in a coffee shop
4. The number of miles traveled on a bicycle each day
5. The amount of money earned from savings accounts in each year

I think its 2 or 3.

Answer 1

Answer: Choice 3.

The number of people purchasing coffee each day in a coffee shop

Reason:

It's not possible to have a decimal or fractional amount of people. So we select the value from the set {0,1,2,3,4,...}

On the other hand, it is possible to have a decimal temperature like 98.6 degrees, which means we rule out choice 1. Choices 2, 4, and 5 are a similar story.