Question

Diego measured the number of cups of water in 15 bottles of various sizes. He made this line plot to show how many of each size he has. Diego then took all the bottles of the most common size and poured the water into a container. How much water is in the container?

Answer 1

8-3/4 cups

Explanation:

Referring to the line plot the most common size is 1-3/4 cups. Since there are 5 of them we multiply by the value 1.75 (the equivalent of 1-3/4).

5 x 1.75 = 8.75 cups, or 8-3/4 cups

Answer 2

A plot would be very useful to solve the question.

Explanation: