Question

Matt has four orange trees, one at each corner of his yard (northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest). The following graph shows the fruit production of each tree over the course of several years.
A line graph titled oranges produced has year on the x-axis and oranges produced (pounds) on the y-axis. For the northeast, the line decreases, increases, and then decreases. For the northwest, the line decreases over time. For the southeast, the line decreases over time. For the southwest, the line increases over time.
Which tree had the greatest number of increases in output from year to year?
a.
northeast
b.
northwest
c.
southeast
d.
southwest

Answer 1

d. southwest

Explanation: The northeast only increases once (it decreases, then increases, then decreases), the northwest and southeast only decrease, and the southwest increases each year.