Elijah keeps track of how many assists he has each game. The dot plot shows the number of assists that he has so far this season.

Question

Data plot:
It is a number line with the number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 labeled on it. 1 has one dot on top of it. 2 has two dots on top of it. 3 has four dots on top of it. 4 has four dots on top of it. 5 has three dots on top of it. 6 has one dot on top of it.
Which of the following is correct about this data?
A. He had 6 assists in one game.
B. The most common number of his assists was 3.
C. He had more than 3 assists in 10 games.
D. There were 5 assists in 4 games.

Answer 1

Let's analyze the dot plot data provided to see which statements are correct.

From the dot plot description:

• 1 assist: 1 game
• 2 assists: 2 games
• 3 assists: 4 games
• 4 assists: 4 games
• 5 assists: 3 games
• 6 assists: 1 game

Now let's evaluate each statement:

A. He had 6 assists in one game.

• True, since there is 1 dot over the number 6.

B. The most common number of his assists was 3.

• False, both 3 and 4 assists occurred in 4 games each, so the most common numbers of assists are 3 and 4, not just 3.

C. He had more than 3 assists in 10 games.

• False, to check this, we count the number of games with more than 3 assists:
  • 4 assists: 4 games
  • 5 assists: 3 games
  • 6 assists: 1 game
  • Total = 4 + 3 + 1 = 8 games with more than 3 assists. This means he had more than 3 assists in 8 games, not 10.

D. There were 5 assists in 4 games.

• False, 5 assists occurred in 3 games, not 4.

Based on the evaluations, the only correct statement is:

A. He had 6 assists in one game.