Question

Natasha is a regional manager for a chain of supermarkets. She has been tasked with researching the weekly sales records of two branch locations over the past month, which she must present to her board of directors. She was able to assemble the relevant information in the table below, but it is scrambled and hard to read. Sales are listed in thousands of dollars.
Week
4
1
1
3
4
2
3
2
Sales
16.3
17.8
23.1
15.2
20.2
23.4
22.9
17.6
Branch
North
South
North
South
South
North
North
South

In order to make the data more readable, Natasha has decided to put it into a graph. Which of the following graphs accurately matches the information in the table?
I.A bar graph has week on the x-axis and sales (dollars times 1,000) on the y-axis, from 15 to 23. Week 1 North, 23.1; week 2 north, 23.4; week 3 north, 22.9; week 4 north, 16.3. Week 1 south, 17.8; week 2 south, 17.6; week 3 south, 15.2; week 4 south, 20.2. II. A line graph has week on the x-axis and sales (dollars times 1,000) on the y-axis, going from 15 to 23. III.A graph has week on the x-axis and sales (dollars times 1,000) on the y-axis, going from 15 to 23. Points are plotted all over the graph. IV. A pie chart titled Sales (dollars times 1,000). North 1, 16.3; North 2, 17.8; North 3, 23.1; North 4, 15.2; South 1, 20.2; South 2, 23.4; South 3, 22.9; South 4, 17.6.
a.
I
b.
II
c.
III
d.
IV



Please select the best answer from the choices provided


A
B
C
D

Answer 1

A

Choice I matches the table: Week 1 North 23.1 / South 17.8; Week 2 North 23.4 / South 17.6; Week 3 North 22.9 / South 15.2; Week 4 North 16.3 / South 20.2. The others are vague or incorrect.