What is the difference in pounds between the heaviest pumpkin and the lightest pumpkin on a LINE PLOT with 6 1/7 x 2, 6 3/8, 6 5/8 x 3, 6 3/4 and 6 7/8 x 2? Is it 1 pound, 4/8 of a pound, 5/8 of a pound or 3/8 of a pound?

 

 

 

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Because all the values start with 6 and the values are quite close, the line plot can have a base representing the value 6 lb. I think the value 6 1/7 should read 6 1/8. That means we draw a horizontal line starting at 6 lb and ending at 7 lb. We need to divide the space between 6 at one end and 7 at the other into 8 subdivisions (each subdivision represents 2oz). One way to do this to is to make the line 8 inches long, so that means each subdivision is one inch. A ruler can be used to measure the various lengths. 1/8 is 1 subdivision or 1", so mark 1" from the left. That represents 6 1/8 lb. 3/8 is 3 subdivisions or 3"; 5/8 is 5"; 7/8 is 7"; and 3/4 is 6/8 or 6". Label all these specific subdivisions so that you can easily identify them. Using crosses stacked over one  another put a stack of 2 crosses over the 1" mark to indicate the 6 1/8 lb pumpkins; 3 crosses over 5"; 2 crosses over 7"; and one cross over the remaining marks. This shows how many pumpkins are at each weight. The lightest pumpkins are at the leftmost mark and the heaviest at the rightmost. So you have 5 marks altogether at 1", 3", 5", 6" and 7". The lightest are at 1" and the heaviest at 7". The distance between these marks is 6" representing 6/8 or 3/4. This not one of the values listed, so I suspect there's another typing error; perhaps 4/8 should be 6/8?

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