The dot plot shows the number of cupcakes bought by each person who came to a bake sale.

Which is a true statement about the dot plot?

(1 point)
Responses

There are people that came to the bake sale and did not buy a cupcake.
There are people that came to the bake sale and did not buy a cupcake.

The most cupcakes a person bought was 8.
The most cupcakes a person bought was 8.

Every person bought between 1 and 5 cupcakes.
Every person bought between 1 and 5 cupcakes.

More people bought 5 cupcakes than any other number of cupcakes.

1 answer

Without seeing the actual dot plot, I can’t provide a definitive answer, but I can help you evaluate each statement based on typical observations from dot plots:

  1. There are people that came to the bake sale and did not buy a cupcake. - This would be true if there are no dots at the "0" position.

  2. The most cupcakes a person bought was 8. - This is true if the highest point (the maximum number of cupcakes bought by a person, shown by the most dots above a number) is at the 8 mark.

  3. Every person bought between 1 and 5 cupcakes. - This is true if all dots are present only for numbers between 1 and 5.

  4. More people bought 5 cupcakes than any other number of cupcakes. - This is true if the number of dots above the 5 is greater than the number of dots above any other number.

You will need to count the dots or check the numbers represented in the dot plot to determine which statement is true. Based on typical dot plot scenarios, one or more of these statements may be true.