Question

1. the dot plot shows the number of pets owned by students in the class.

number of pets owned
( dot plot with 0 - 8 on x - axis, dots as per the plot)
how many total pets are owned by all students?

1. what conclusions can you draw from the above dot plot?

a. ______
b. ______
c. ______
d. ______

Explanation:

Question 1

Step1: Count dots per pet number

For 0 pets: 1 dot (1 student)
For 1 pet: 2 dots (2 students)
For 2 pets: 2 dots (2 students)
For 3 pets: 3 dots (3 students)
For 4 pets: 1 dot (1 student)
For 5 pets: 0 dots (0 students)
For 6 pets: 1 dot (1 student)
For 7 pets: 2 dots (2 students)

Step2: Calculate total pets

Total = (0×1) + (1×2) + (2×2) + (3×3) + (4×1) + (5×0) + (6×1) + (7×2)
= 0 + 2 + 4 + 9 + 4 + 0 + 6 + 14
= 39

a. Most students own 3 pets (highest dot count at 3).
b. Few students own 5 or 8 pets (no dots at 5, 8).
c. 2 students own 7 pets.
d. Total students: 1+2+2+3+1+0+1+2=12.

Answer:

39

Question 2