Question

a survey asked people how many times they visited the mall last month.
trips to the mall last month
(there is a dot plot here, with the x - axis labeled number of trips from 0 to 6, and each x represents a persons visit count)
how many people went to the mall fewer than 5 times?
□ people

Explanation:

Step1: Count for 0 trips

From the graph, the number of x's for 0 trips is 6.

Step2: Count for 1 trip

The number of x's for 1 trip is 3.

Step3: Count for 2 trips

The number of x's for 2 trips is 4.

Step4: Count for 3 trips

The number of x's for 3 trips is 5.

Step5: Count for 4 trips

The number of x's for 4 trips is 7.

Step6: Sum the counts

Sum = 6 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 7 = 25.

Answer:

25