Question

Four representations of the same data are shown below. Verbal Description Shay pays a $4 monthly fee in addition to the data and minutes charges on her cell phone bill, x. Equation y = x + 4 Table A 2-column table with 3 rows. Column 1 is labeled x with entries 30 dollars, 40 dollars, 50 dollars. Column 2 is labeled y with entries 34 dollars, 44 dollars, 54 dollars. Graph Cell Phone Bill A graph with data/minutes charges on the x-axis and total bill on the y-axis. A line goes through points (0, 4) and (3, 7). Which two representations are considered to be only partial representations? the equation and the verbal description the verbal description and the graph the table and the equation the graph and the table

Answer 1

Answer: D) the graph and the table

The table is a partial representation as we only see three data points. This is a limited view. Because of this, the answer is between C and D. However, we can rule out choice C as the equation will give us the complete view of what's going on. We can plug in any x value we want to find the corresponding y value (keep in mind that x and y can't be negative though). So that means the graph is a partial representation. This is true if the line segment doesn't extend forever upward. If we had a line segment through the endpoints (0,4) and (3,7), and it stopped at (3,7), then this is a limited view. It does not show what the bill would be if x were say x = 5.