Question

The following dot plot shows the number of books each student checked out from the library last month. Each dot represents a different student. Which of the following is a typical number of books one student checked out?

Answer 1

The typical number of books one student checked out is 7.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine a typical number of books checked out by a student, we need to identify the data point that appears most frequently. In this case, we can find the mode of the dataset, which is the number that appears most often. From the given dot plot, we can see that the number of books checked out ranges from 0 to 12. By counting the dots for each number, we can determine that the mode is 7, as it appears the most frequently.

Answer 2

• The answer isn't 1 because most of the students checked out more than 1 book

• The answer isn't 4 because most of the students checked out more than 4 books

• The answer isn't 12 because most of the students checked out fewer than 12 books

• The answer is 7 because most of the students checked out more books than 1, 4, and 12

In 7, seven kids checked out 7.
`7*7=49` (Correct answer because 49 is the biggest number here)

In 1, only two kids checked out 1.
`1 *2=2` (Wrong answer because 2 is lower than 49)

In 4, only eight kids checked out 4.
`4*8=32` (Wrong answer because 32 is lower than 49)

In 12, only two kids checked out 12.
`12*2=24` (Wrong answer because 24 is lower than 49)

So 7 is the correct answer because
`7*7=49` is the greatest equation here.