Question

the dot plot below represents how long it takes students in a 9th grade math class to get to school every morning.
commute time
dot plot with minutes 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45; dots at 5: 2, 10: 4, 15: 2, 20: 5, 25: 3, 30: 4, 40: 1, 45: 2
how many students take more than 15 minutes to get to school?
answer attempt 2 out of 2
8 students

Explanation:

Step1: Identify times >15

Times: 20,25,30,40,45.

Step2: Count dots for each

• 20: 5 dots
• 25: 3 dots
• 30: 4 dots
• 40: 1 dot
• 45: 2 dots

Step3: Sum the counts

$5 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 15$

Answer:

15