To determine which scatterplot accurately represents the snow totals from September 2020 to August 2021 for Denver International Airport, we can analyze the data provided in the table:
| Month | Snow Total (in.) | |-------|------------------| | 1 | 3.1 | | 2 | 13.5 | | 3 | 34 | | 4 | 12.6 | | 5 | 0 | | 6 | 0 | | 7 | 0 | | 8 | 0 | | 9 | 1.0 | | 10 | 4.0 | | 11 | 5.0 | | 12 | 7.0 |
From the table, we can create the following data points for the scatterplot:
- (1, 3.1)
- (2, 13.5)
- (3, 34)
- (4, 12.6)
- (5, 0)
- (6, 0)
- (7, 0)
- (8, 0)
- (9, 1.0)
- (10, 4.0)
- (11, 5.0)
- (12, 7.0)
Now we will check the provided options for consistency with this data:
a. This plot shows points: (1, 4), (2, 15), (3, 35), (4, 14), (5, 1), (6, 0), (7, 1), (8, 0), (9, 3), (10, 5), (11, 3), (12, 7) - which are not accurate.
b. This plot shows points: (1, 7), (2, 14), (3, 36), (4, 17), (5, 0), (6, 0), (7, 0), (8, 0), (9, 5), (10, 2), (11, 3), (12, 5) - which are also incorrect.
c. This plot shows points: (1, 5), (2, 17), (3, 38), (4, 16), (5, 0), (6, 2), (7, 0), (8, 0), (9, 3), (10, 5), (11, 3), (12, 5) - which do not match the data.
d. This plot shows points: (1, 3), (2, 14), (3, 34), (4, 13), (5, 0), (6, 0), (7, 0), (8, 0), (9, 1), (10, 4), (11, 5), (12, 7) - which is the closest set to our original data.
Therefore, the correct answer is d as it has the most accurate representation of the snow totals based on the provided data.
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