Question

the carnival is in town! 🎡🎪🍭 the scatterplot below shows the relationship between the number of people attending the carnival and the number of cotton candy sold each night.

scatterplot with x-axis: number of people, y-axis: number of cotton candy sold

based on the scatterplot, approximately how many people attended the carnival if 100 cotton candies were sold one night?

Explanation:

Step1: Locate 100 on the y - axis

Find the value 100 on the vertical axis (number of cotton candy sold).

Step2: Draw a horizontal line

Draw a horizontal line from 100 on the y - axis towards the scatter - plot.

Step3: Estimate the x - value

Estimate the x - value (number of people) where the horizontal line intersects the scatter - plot region.

Answer:

Approximately 130 people.