An online store sold a gift basket at five different prices and recorded the number of gift baskets that were sold at each price. The results are shown in the scatterplot.

Question

A graph titled Price versus Gift Baskets Sold has Price (dollars) on the x-axis, and Gift Baskets Sold on the y-axis. Points are at (40, 89), (45, 80), (52, 80), (65, 60), and (83, 50).

Which statement is correct based on the scatterplot?
There is no relationship between price and gift baskets sold because the points do not form a straight line.
There is no relationship between price and gift baskets sold because there are multiple prices at which 80 gift baskets were sold.
There is a relationship between price and gift baskets sold, and the relationship is that as the price increases, the gift baskets sold increases.
There is a relationship between price and gift baskets sold, and the relationship is that as the price increases, the gift baskets sold decreases.

Answer 1

Based on the data points you've described from the scatterplot, we can observe the following:

• At a price of $40, 89 gift baskets were sold.
• At a price of $45, 80 gift baskets were sold.
• At a price of $52, 80 gift baskets were sold.
• At a price of $65, 60 gift baskets were sold.
• At a price of $83, 50 gift baskets were sold.

From this data, we can see that as the price increases, the number of gift baskets sold generally decreases.

Thus, the correct statement is:

There is a relationship between price and gift baskets sold, and the relationship is that as the price increases, the gift baskets sold decreases.