Question

The dotplot below displays the difference in scores for 18 games between a high school soccer team and its opponent.

Answer 1

Answer: Choice D

In two games, the team lost to the opponent by 1 goal.

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Explanation:

Negative scores indicate the team lost, and the absolute value of those values represent how much of a loss.

So a difference of -1 means the team lost by 1 point.

We have 2 dots over this value, so there are 2 occasions where the team lost  to the opponent by 1 goal.

An example would be that say the team scored 3 goals and the opponent scored 4 goals. So we have a differential of 3-4 = -1. The order is important because we would not say 4-3 = 1.