Question

A set of books sits on a shelf at a store. This line plot

shows the thickness of each book. Amelie buys the
thickest book on the shelf. Raj buys one of the thinnest
books on the shelf.
How much thicker is Amalie's book than Raj's book?

Answer 1

2 1/2

Explanation:

Answer 2

The difference in their thickness is:
`2(1)/(2)`

Explanation:

Given

The attached plot which represents thickness of books

Required

Difference in the thickness of Amalie's (A) and Raj's (R)

From the question, we understand that:

`A \to` Thickest

`R \to` One of the least

This implies that:

`A = 4`

`R = 1(1)/(2)`

The difference (d) is:

`d = 4 - 1(1)/(2)`

`d = 2(1)/(2)`