Asked by caleb

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A company wants to determine how its production quantity affects its profit. The data the company gathered is shown in the table.
Production Quantity Profit ($)
1500 20000
1800 19500
2000 18700
2300 17000
2800 16100
3100 15300
3600 13400
4500 10400
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Does the given scatterplot reflect the data? Explain.


Yes, the table and the scatterplot have the same number of ordered pairs.

Yes, a scatterplot has to have an associated data table.

No, the scatterplot has profit as the independent variable.

No, the values along the horizontal axis start at 10,000 rather than 0.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
No — the correct choice is: "No, the scatterplot has profit as the independent variable."

Reason: the horizontal axis on the plot shows values around 10,000–20,000, which match the profit numbers, while the vertical axis shows values 1,500–4,500, which match production. The table lists production as the independent variable (x) and profit as the dependent variable (y), so production should be on the horizontal axis. The axes are swapped, so the plot does not reflect the data as intended.