Question

The plot below shows the length of each of the 7 bulletin boards hanging in the fifth grade hallway. All measurements are rounded to the nearest 1/2 fraction meter.If the 3 longest bulletin boards were side by side, what would their total length be?

Answer 1

`Total = 11m`

Explanation:

Given

See attachment for dot plot

Required

The length of the 3 longest boards

From the attachment, the longest bulletin is 4 meters long which has a frequency of 1. This is followed by bulletin of 3 1/2 meters long; however, the frequency is 2

The frequency is gotten by counting the total dots on each length.

So, the total is:

`Total = 4 m* 1 + 3(1)/(2) m* 2`

`Total = 4m + 7m`

`Total = 11m`