Question

A line plot with the lengths of meteors is shown. Two more identical meteor measurements were added so that the total length of all meteors measured is 16 inches. What is the length of each new meteor?

Answer 1

The answer is 1 3/8 (D)

Explanation:

If you added the amounts of each tick mark (which would be 13 2/8), and then subtracted it by 16, it would be 2 6/8. 2 6/8 divided by two (because we need to find the length of both of the indentical meteors) would be 1 3/8.

Now, to make sure it is 1 3/8: 13 2/8 + 1 3/8 + 1 3/8 = 16.

It is confirmed, 1 3/8 (Answer D) is the correct answer.

(Also, I took this test and got it correct :D)