SAT Mathematics : Interpreting Graphs

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for SAT Mathematics

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Example Questions

Example Question #21 : Interpreting Graphs & Tables

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Bonnie is conducting a survey in her class to understand how many fruits her peers eat on a daily basis. How many more of her classmates eat 1 fruit than 3 fruits a day?

Possible Answers:

3

1

2

5

Correct answer:

5

Explanation:

According to the graph, 8 of her peers eat 1 fruit daily while 3 of her peers eat 3 fruits. 8 - 3 = 5.

Example Question #22 : Interpreting Graphs & Tables

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Bonnie is conducting a survey in her class to understand how many fruits her peers eat on a daily basis. How many of Bonnie’s peers eat less than 2 fruits daily?

Possible Answers:

8

15

11

4

Correct answer:

11

Explanation:

According to the graph, 3 of her peers eat 0 fruits daily and 8 of her peers eat 1 fruit daily. This gives us 11 classmates. Careful, the question asks for less than 2, not less than or equal to 2 fruits (which would have given us 15 peers).

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