Question

step 1 of 5: determine the missing value on the vertical axis represented by ?. per capita personal income by state for 2004 (chart: per capita personal income, vertical axis state, horizontal axis from 20000 to 52000 with ? marked)

Explanation:

Step1: Calculate interval between ticks

First, find the total range: $52000 - 20000 = 32000$.
Count the number of intervals: there are 8 equal spaces between 20000 and 52000.
Interval value: $\frac{32000}{8} = 4000$.

Step2: Count ticks from left to [?]

The [?] mark is the 7th tick from 20000 (starting at 0 for 20000).
Calculate the value: $20000 + (7 \times 4000)$

Step3: Compute final value

$20000 + 28000 = 48000$

Answer:

48000