Question
Analysts at the Milk Company calculated the average price of a gallon of its milk over 10 years. The following table shows the years since 2010 and the average price of a gallon of milk at that time.
Years (since 2010) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Price (in dollars) 3.32 3.52 3.41 3.40 3.21 3.52 3.02 2.82 3.05 3.31
Which of the following representations is most appropriate for showing how the price changed each year?
line graph titled gallon of milk, with the y axis labeled years since 2010 and the x axis labeled price in dollars with points at 3.32 comma 0, 3.52 comma 1, 3.41 comma 2, 3.40 comma 3, 3.21 comma 4, 3.52 comma 5, 3.02 comma 6, 2.82 comma 7, 3.05 comma 8, and 3.31 comma 9
scatter plot titled gallon of milk, with the y axis labeled years since 2010 and the x axis labeled price in dollars with points at 3.32 comma 0, 3.52 comma 1, 3.41 comma 2, 3.40 comma 3, 3.21 comma 4, 3.52 comma 5, 3.02 comma 6, 2.82 comma 7, 3.05 comma 8, and 3.31 comma 9
scatter plot titled gallon of milk, with the x axis labeled years since 2010 and the y axis labeled price in dollars with points at 0 comma 3.32, 1 comma 3.52, 2 comma 3.41, 3 comma 3.40, 4 comma 3.21, 5 comma 3.52, 6 comma 3.02, 7 comma 2.82, 8 comma 3.05, and 9 comma 3.31
line graph titled gallon of milk, with the x axis labeled years since 2010 and the y axis labeled price in dollars with points at 0 comma 3.32, 1 comma 3.52, 2 comma 3.41, 3 comma 3.40, 4 comma 3.21, 5 comma 3.52, 6 comma 3.02, 7 comma 2.82, 8 comma 3.05, and 9 comma 3.31
Years (since 2010) 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Price (in dollars) 3.32 3.52 3.41 3.40 3.21 3.52 3.02 2.82 3.05 3.31
Which of the following representations is most appropriate for showing how the price changed each year?
line graph titled gallon of milk, with the y axis labeled years since 2010 and the x axis labeled price in dollars with points at 3.32 comma 0, 3.52 comma 1, 3.41 comma 2, 3.40 comma 3, 3.21 comma 4, 3.52 comma 5, 3.02 comma 6, 2.82 comma 7, 3.05 comma 8, and 3.31 comma 9
scatter plot titled gallon of milk, with the y axis labeled years since 2010 and the x axis labeled price in dollars with points at 3.32 comma 0, 3.52 comma 1, 3.41 comma 2, 3.40 comma 3, 3.21 comma 4, 3.52 comma 5, 3.02 comma 6, 2.82 comma 7, 3.05 comma 8, and 3.31 comma 9
scatter plot titled gallon of milk, with the x axis labeled years since 2010 and the y axis labeled price in dollars with points at 0 comma 3.32, 1 comma 3.52, 2 comma 3.41, 3 comma 3.40, 4 comma 3.21, 5 comma 3.52, 6 comma 3.02, 7 comma 2.82, 8 comma 3.05, and 9 comma 3.31
line graph titled gallon of milk, with the x axis labeled years since 2010 and the y axis labeled price in dollars with points at 0 comma 3.32, 1 comma 3.52, 2 comma 3.41, 3 comma 3.40, 4 comma 3.21, 5 comma 3.52, 6 comma 3.02, 7 comma 2.82, 8 comma 3.05, and 9 comma 3.31
Answers
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To show how the price of a gallon of milk changed each year, the most appropriate representation is a line graph. A line graph is effective for displaying trends over time, allowing viewers to easily see how the price fluctuated from year to year.
Based on the options provided, the best choice is:
**line graph titled gallon of milk, with the x axis labeled years since 2010 and the y axis labeled price in dollars with points at (0, 3.32), (1, 3.52), (2, 3.41), (3, 3.40), (4, 3.21), (5, 3.52), (6, 3.02), (7, 2.82), (8, 3.05), and (9, 3.31)**
This option correctly labels the axes, uses points reflecting how the price changed over the years, and is set up to illustrate a time series effectively.
Based on the options provided, the best choice is:
**line graph titled gallon of milk, with the x axis labeled years since 2010 and the y axis labeled price in dollars with points at (0, 3.32), (1, 3.52), (2, 3.41), (3, 3.40), (4, 3.21), (5, 3.52), (6, 3.02), (7, 2.82), (8, 3.05), and (9, 3.31)**
This option correctly labels the axes, uses points reflecting how the price changed over the years, and is set up to illustrate a time series effectively.