Question

The table below shows the air pressure in pounds per square inch at different altitudes in thousand feet: Altitude (thousand feet) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 Air pressure (pounds per square inch) 12.4 10.2 7 6.2 5.2 4.2 3.4 2.6 2.0 Which scatter plot best represents the data in the table? Plots ordered pairs 2, 45 and 3, 40 and 3.5, 35 and 4, 30 and 5, 25 and 6.5, 20 and 7, 15 and 10.5, 10 and 12.5, 5 Plots ordered pairs 5, 12.4 and 10, 10.2 and 15, 7 and 20, 6.2 and 25, 5.2 and 30, 4.2 and 35, 3.4 and 40, 2.6 and 45, 2 Plots ordered pairs 5, 12.4 and 10, 10.2 and 15, 9 and 20, 8.2 and 25, 7.2 and 30, 7 and 35, 3.4 and 40, 6.2 and 45, 4 Plots ordered pairs 5, 12.4 and 15, 10 and 20, 7 and 25, 6 and 30, 5 and 35, 4 and 40, 3 and 45, 2.2 and 50, 2

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct option is 2.

Step-by-step explanation:

The given table shows the air pressure in pounds per square inch at different altitudes in thousand feet.

Altitude        :    5        10       15      20      25     30      35     40     45

Air pressure:  12.4     10.2      7      6.2     5.2    4.2     3.4     2.6     2.0

In the graph altitude is represented on the x-axis and the air pressure is represented on y-axis.

From the above table the ordered pairs are (5,12.4), (10,10.2), (15,7), (20,6.2), (25,5.2), (30,4.2), (35,3.4), (40,2.6) and (45,2).

The best representation of the data is represented by the scatter plot in option 2.

Therefore option 2 is correct.