Question

At the beach, Malia measured the footprints of the people who passed by. The line plot displays the length of each footprint. What fraction of the footprints measure more than a foot?
A. 11/16


B. 5/8


C. 1/2


D. 9/16

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: Choice B) 5/8

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Explanation:

There are 10 dots that represent a measurement larger than 1/2 a foot (either the dot is over 5/8 or 3/4 or 7/8). Call this value A, so A = 10.

There are 16 dots total. Call this B, so B = 16.

Divide A over B and then reduce: A/B = 10/16 = 5/8 so that is why the answer is choice B

Coincidentally, we end up with 5/8 but that is not the same as the "5/8" as shown on the chart. It just means that if we had 8 people, the 5 of them would have a foot size larger than half a foot.