The average 5K marathon times for runners of various ages are shown in the table.

Question

Age Time
24 32.75
29 33.63
34 34.84
39 35.33
44 35.23
49 36.16
A group of students was evaluating the average times of groups of runners for a 5K marathon. Construct the scatterplot based on the data in the table.

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A coordinate plane is titled: Average Time of a 5 K. It shows age in years on the x-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 2 and time in minutes on the y-axis from 0 to 50 in increments of 5.
The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 33 comma 24 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 34 comma 29 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 35 comma 34 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 35 comma 39 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 35 comma 44 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 36 comma 49 right parenthesis.
Image with alt text: A coordinate plane is titled: Average Time of a 5 K. It shows age in years on the x-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 2 and time in minutes on the y-axis from 0 to 50 in increments of 5. The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 33 comma 24 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 34 comma 29 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 35 comma 34 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 35 comma 39 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 35 comma 44 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 36 comma 49 right parenthesis.

A coordinate plane is titled: Average Time of a 5 K. It shows time in minutes on the x-axis from 0 to 50 in increments of 2. It shows age in years on the y-axis from 0 to 45 in increments of 5.
The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 33 comma 23 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 32 comma 33.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 34.5 comma 34.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 35.5 comma 42 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 44 comma 35 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 49 comma 36 right parenthesis.
Image with alt text: A coordinate plane is titled: Average Time of a 5 K. It shows time in minutes on the x-axis from 0 to 50 in increments of 2. It shows age in years on the y-axis from 0 to 45 in increments of 5. The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 33 comma 23 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 32 comma 33.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 34.5 comma 34.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 35.5 comma 42 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 44 comma 35 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 49 comma 36 right parenthesis.

A coordinate plane is titled: Average Time of a 5 K. It shows age in years on the x-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 5 and time in minutes on the y-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 1.
The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 24 comma 33 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 29 comma 33.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 34 comma 35 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 39 comma 35.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 44 comma 35.5 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 49 comma 36 right parenthesis.
Image with alt text: A coordinate plane is titled: Average Time of a 5 K. It shows age in years on the x-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 5 and time in minutes on the y-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 1. The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 24 comma 33 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 29 comma 33.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 34 comma 35 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 39 comma 35.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 44 comma 35.5 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 49 comma 36 right parenthesis.

A coordinate plane is titled: Average Time of a 5 K. It shows age in years on the x-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 1 and time in minutes on the y-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 1.
The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 22 comma 32.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 32 comma 33.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 34 comma 34.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 42 comma 35 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 44 comma 35 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 49 comma 36 right parenthesis.
Image with alt text: A coordinate plane is titled: Average Time of a 5 K. It shows age in years on the x-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 1 and time in minutes on the y-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 1. The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 22 comma 32.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 32 comma 33.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 34 comma 34.5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 42 comma 35 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 44 comma 35 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 49 comma 36 right parenthesis.
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Answer 1

To create an accurate scatterplot for the given data, we first need to plot the pairs of (Age, Time) from the table you provided:

1. Ages and Times from the table:
   • (24, 32.75)
   • (29, 33.63)
   • (34, 34.84)
   • (39, 35.33)
   • (44, 35.23)
   • (49, 36.16)

Now, we need to find a suitable coordinate plane representation based on these pairs.

Looking through the options:

1. The x-axis should represent age (0 to over 49).
2. The y-axis should represent the time (approximately ranging from 32 to 37 minutes).
3. The data points should closely align with the actual values provided.

Analysis of options:

• Option 1:

  • X-axis: 0 to 40 (increments of 2, not including all ages).
  • Y-axis: 0 to 50 (sufficient range, but starts too low).
  • Points listed do not match the actual data.

• Option 2:

  • X-axis: 0 to 50, Y-axis: 0 to 45.
  • Increments seem fitting, but points listed don't match actual data.

• Option 3:

  • X-axis: 0 to 40.
  • Y-axis: 0 to 40.
  • The points listed: the ages and times do not align with the actual data.

• Option 4:

  • X-axis: 0 to 40.
  • Y-axis: 0 to 40.
  • Points listed again do not match the actual data.

None of the options provided seem to accurately represent the data you supplied from the table. Based on the correct pairs:

• The best approach would be to create a scatterplot that correctly aligns age against the average 5K times, likely using an x-axis range up to 50 and a y-axis range that includes the average times from 32.75 to 36.16 minutes.

Answer:

Unfortunately, none of the scatter plots presented accurately reflect the given averages for age and time based on the provided data points. A new scatter plot would have to be generated to accurately depict the data.