Question

some students sold cookies for a fundraiser. selling cookies (a dot plot with x - axis labeled boxes sold from 1 to 6, and number of xs above each number: 1 has 4 xs, 2 has 1 x, 3 has 7 xs, 4 has 2 xs, 5 has 9 xs, 6 has 3 xs) how many students sold more than 2 boxes of cookies? \boxed{} students

Explanation:

Step1: Count for 3 boxes

From the graph, the number of X's at 3 is 7. So students who sold 3 boxes: 7.

Step2: Count for 4 boxes

Number of X's at 4 is 2. So students who sold 4 boxes: 2.

Step3: Count for 5 boxes

Number of X's at 5 is 9. So students who sold 5 boxes: 9.

Step4: Count for 6 boxes

Number of X's at 6 is 3. So students who sold 6 boxes: 3.

Step5: Sum the counts

Total students who sold more than 2 boxes = 7 + 2 + 9 + 3 = 21.

Answer:

21