Question

Joseph measures the ropes used to tie boats to a dock. He records the lengths of the ropes in feet and then makes a line plot.

A line plot named

Joseph concludes that the difference between the longest and shortest lengths is
2
1
2
feet.
Marta disagrees and says that there is no difference. Who is correct?
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Answer 1

Marta is correct because there is no difference between the longest and shortest lengths.

Explanation:
- Joseph recorded the lengths of the ropes in feet and made a line plot.
- According to Joseph's line plot, there is a range of values from 8 feet to 10 feet, with a single X mark for each length.
- Therefore, the longest length is 10 feet and the shortest length is 8 feet.
- However, there is no difference between the longest and shortest lengths because they are only 2 feet apart.