Question

for the holidays, sasha decorated some paper chains with glitter. she kept track of how many containers of glitter she used to make each paper chain. use the line plot to answer the question below. amount of glitter used line plot with xs at 1 (2 xs), 1 1/4 (2 xs), 1 3/8 (2 xs), 1 3/4 (1 x), 2 (2 xs) if you combine all the glitter from the paper chains that used exactly 1 3/8 containers of glitter, how much glitter will you have in all? write your answer as a fraction, mixed number, or whole number. blank containers

Explanation:

Step1: Count chains using $1\frac{3}{8}$

From the line plot, there are 2 chains using $1\frac{3}{8}$ containers each.

Step2: Convert mixed number to fraction

$1\frac{3}{8} = \frac{1\times8 + 3}{8} = \frac{11}{8}$

Step3: Calculate total glitter

Multiply the amount per chain by the number of chains:
$\frac{11}{8} \times 2 = \frac{22}{8} = \frac{11}{4}$

Step4: Convert to mixed number (optional)

$\frac{11}{4} = 2\frac{3}{4}$

Answer:

$\frac{11}{4}$ or $2\frac{3}{4}$ containers