Elsa recorded the different types of ice cream her friends like in the table below:

Question

Ice Cream Type Number of Friends
Chocolate 3
Pistachio 1
Strawberry 2
Vanilla 4

Which of the following plots represents the data in the table?
A dot plot line labeled Ice Cream Flavors and titled Ice Cream. Four tick marks labeled Chocolate, Pistachio, Strawberry, and Vanilla. There is 1 dot above Chocolate, 3 above Pistachio, 2 above Strawberry, and 4 above Vanilla.
A dot plot line labeled Ice Cream Flavors and titled Ice Cream. Four tick marks labeled Chocolate, Pistachio, Strawberry, and Vanilla. There is 1 dot above Chocolate, 2 above Pistachio, 3 above Strawberry, and 4 above Vanilla.
A dot plot line labeled Ice Cream Flavors and titled Ice Cream. Four tick marks labeled Chocolate, Pistachio, Strawberry, and Vanilla. There are 3 dots above Chocolate, 1 above Pistachio, 2 above Strawberry, and 4 above Vanilla.
A dot plot line labeled Ice Cream Flavors and titled Ice Cream. Four tick marks labeled Chocolate, Pistachio, Strawberry, and Vanilla. There are 3 dots above Chocolate, 1 above Pistachio, 4 above Strawberry, and 2 above Vanilla.

Answer 1

To represent the data from the table accurately, we need to look at the number of friends who like each ice cream type:

• Chocolate: 3 friends
• Pistachio: 1 friend
• Strawberry: 2 friends
• Vanilla: 4 friends

Using this information, the correct dot plot will have:

• 3 dots above "Chocolate"
• 1 dot above "Pistachio"
• 2 dots above "Strawberry"
• 4 dots above "Vanilla"

From the options provided:

1. Option 1: 1 dot above Chocolate, 3 above Pistachio, 2 above Strawberry, and 4 above Vanilla (Incorrect).
2. Option 2: 1 dot above Chocolate, 2 above Pistachio, 3 above Strawberry, and 4 above Vanilla (Incorrect).
3. Option 3: 3 dots above Chocolate, 1 above Pistachio, 2 above Strawberry, and 4 above Vanilla (Correct).
4. Option 4: 3 dots above Chocolate, 1 above Pistachio, 4 above Strawberry, and 2 above Vanilla (Incorrect).

Thus, the correct option is Option 3.