Question

The table of values below shows data for a five-word spelling test.


Number of Letters vs. Percentage who Spelled Correctly
Word
Number of letters in the word
Percentage of students who spelled the word correctly
1
7
48
2
9
12
3
5
73
4
6
59
5
8
27

Which describes how the data for word 2 should be plotted on a coordinate grid?
From the origin, go 2 units to the right and 9 units up.
From the origin, go 2 units to the right and 12 units up.
From the origin, go 9 units to the right and 12 units up.
From the origin, go 12 units to the right and 9 units up.

Answer 1

To plot the data for word 2, we need to identify the number of letters and the percentage of students who spelled the word correctly.

For word 2:
- The number of letters in the word is 9.
- The percentage of students who spelled it correctly is 12.

In a coordinate grid:
- The x-axis typically represents the first value (number of letters).
- The y-axis represents the second value (percentage who spelled correctly).

Thus, to plot word 2:
- Move 9 units to the right (for the 9 letters).
- Move 12 units up (for the 12% correct).

Therefore, the correct description is:
**From the origin, go 9 units to the right and 12 units up.**