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

For word 2 the coordinate is (number of letters, percent correct) = (9, 12). So plot it by going 9 units right and 12 units up from the origin.