Question

a certain store sells t - shirts in 5 colors. the number of t - shirts sold in each color during the month of february is shown in the bar graph below. using this bar graph, answer the questions. (a) of which color were there the fewest t - shirts sold? red white black blue yellow how many t - shirts of that color were sold? 2 t - shirt(s) sold (b) how many more red t - shirts were sold than blue t - shirts? 7 more t - shirt(s) sold (c) for how many colors were there at most 5 t - shirts sold? color(s)

Explanation:

Step1: Identify bar - heights for each color

From the bar - graph, red has 10, white has 11, black has 5, blue has 3, yellow has 2.

Step2: Answer part (a)

The shortest bar is for yellow, so fewest T - shirts are yellow. And the height of yellow bar is 2.

Step3: Answer part (b)

Number of red T - shirts = 10, number of blue T - shirts = 3. Difference is \(10 - 3=7\).

Step4: Answer part (c)

Colors with at most 5 T - shirts sold are black (5), blue (3), yellow (2). So there are 3 such colors.

Answer:

(a) yellow, 2
(b) 7
(c) 3