Question

Question
Use the table to answer the question.

Determining which scatterplot best depicts monthly snowfall totals.
Snow Totals Sept 2020–Aug 2021
Denver International Airport
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
The Denver International Airport reports the snow accumulation by month. The table shows the snow data for Sept 2020–Aug 2021 in order by month. Which scatterplot represents the data?

(1 point)
Responses

A coordinate plane is titled: Snow Total September year 2020 to August year 2021, Denver International Airport. It shows month on the x-axis from 0 to 12 in increments of 1. It shows snow fall in inches on the y-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 5.
The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 1 comma 5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 17 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 38 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 16 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 6 comma 2 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 7 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 9 comma 3 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 11 comma 3 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 12 comma 5 right parenthesis.
Image with alt text: A coordinate plane is titled: Snow Total September year 2020 to August year 2021, Denver International Airport. It shows month on the x-axis from 0 to 12 in increments of 1. It shows snow fall in inches on the y-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 5. The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 1 comma 5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 17 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 38 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 16 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 6 comma 2 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 7 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 9 comma 3 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 11 comma 3 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 12 comma 5 right parenthesis.

A coordinate plane is titled: Snow Total September year 2020 to August year 2021, Denver International Airport. It shows month on the x-axis from 0 to 12 in increments of 1. It shows snow fall in inches on the y-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 5.
The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 1 comma 7 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 14 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 36 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 17 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 6 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 7 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 9 comma 5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 2 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 11 comma 3 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 12 comma 5 right parenthesis.
Image with alt text: A coordinate plane is titled: Snow Total September year 2020 to August year 2021, Denver International Airport. It shows month on the x-axis from 0 to 12 in increments of 1. It shows snow fall in inches on the y-axis from 0 to 40 in increments of 5. The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 1 comma 7 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 14 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 36 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 17 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 6 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 7 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 9 comma 5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 2 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 11 comma 3 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 12 comma 5 right parenthesis.

A coordinate plane is titled: Snow Total September year 2020 to August year 2021, Denver International Airport. It shows month on the x-axis from 0 to 12 in increments of 1. It shows snow fall in inches on the y-axis from 0 to 35 in increments of 5.
The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 1 comma 3 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 14 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 34 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 13 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 6 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 7 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 9 comma 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 11 comma 5 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 12 comma 7 right parenthesis.
Image with alt text: A coordinate plane is titled: Snow Total September year 2020 to August year 2021, Denver International Airport. It shows month on the x-axis from 0 to 12 in increments of 1. It shows snow fall in inches on the y-axis from 0 to 35 in increments of 5. The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 1 comma 3 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 14 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 34 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 13 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 6 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 7 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 9 comma 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 11 comma 5 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 12 comma 7 right parenthesis.

A coordinate plane is titled: Snow Total September year 2020 to August year 2021, Denver International Airport. It shows month on the x-axis from 0 to 12 in increments of 1. It shows snow fall in inches on the y-axis from 0 to 35 in increments of 5.
The approximate data points are as follows: left parenthesis 1 comma 4 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 2 comma 15 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 3 comma 35 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 4 comma 14 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 5 comma 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 6 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 7 comma 1 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 8 comma 0 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 9 comma 3 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 10 comma 5 right parenthesis, left parenthesis 11 comma 3 right parenthesis, and left parenthesis 12 comma 7 right parenthesis.

Answer 1

To determine which scatterplot accurately represents the snowfall totals from the provided data, let's analyze the snow totals for each month:

- **Month 1**: 3.1 inches
- **Month 2**: 13.5 inches
- **Month 3**: 34 inches
- **Month 4**: 12.6 inches
- **Month 5**: 0 inches
- **Month 6**: 0 inches
- **Month 7**: 0 inches
- **Month 8**: 0 inches
- **Month 9**: 1.0 inch
- **Month 10**: 4.0 inches
- **Month 11**: 5.0 inches
- **Month 12**: 7.0 inches

### Summary of Monthly Snow Totals by Month
1. **Month 1**: 3.1 inches
2. **Month 2**: 13.5 inches
3. **Month 3**: 34 inches (highest)
4. **Month 4**: 12.6 inches
5. **Month 5**: 0 inches
6. **Month 6**: 0 inches
7. **Month 7**: 0 inches
8. **Month 8**: 0 inches
9. **Month 9**: 1.0 inch
10. **Month 10**: 4.0 inches
11. **Month 11**: 5.0 inches
12. **Month 12**: 7.0 inches

Now, we will match these values to the approximate data points in each of the scatterplot options:

1. **First Scatterplot Options:**
- \( (1, 5) \)
- \( (2, 17) \)
- \( (3, 38) \)
- \( (4, 16) \)
- ...
- **Does not match the data.**

2. **Second Scatterplot Options:**
- \( (1, 7) \)
- \( (2, 14) \)
- \( (3, 36) \)
- \( (4, 17) \)
- ...
- **Does not match the data.**

3. **Third Scatterplot Options:**
- \( (1, 3) \)
- \( (2, 14) \)
- \( (3, 34) \)
- \( (4, 13) \)
- ...
- **Does not match the data.**

4. **Fourth Scatterplot Options:**
- \( (1, 4) \)
- \( (2, 15) \)
- \( (3, 35) \)
- \( (4, 14) \)
- ...
- **Does not match the data.**

After reviewing all the approximations, it appears that none of the provided scatterplots accurately match the provided monthly snowfall totals.

If I had to make a selection based on the closest approximations (not perfectly matching but somewhat close in numbers), the third scatterplot option might seem reasonable as it has the month 3 snow total as 34 inches, but it still has inaccuracies for other months.

It seems that none of the responses given fully represent the data accurately based on the supplied table of monthly snowfall totals.