Question

as part of a math lab, madelyn tracked the number of times her classmates drew a number between 2 and 8.
drawing a card between 2 and 8
(there is a dot plot here with xs representing the number of times each number from 2 to 8 was drawn. the x - axis is labeled number drawn with values 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. the number of xs for each number: 2 has 2, 3 has 6, 4 has 10, 5 has 8, 6 has 3, 7 has 1, 8 has 9)
which number was drawn the fewest times?

Explanation:

Step1: Count X's for each number

• Number 2: 2 X's
• Number 3: 6 X's
• Number 4: 10 X's
• Number 5: 8 X's
• Number 6: 3 X's
• Number 7: 1 X
• Number 8: 9 X's

Step2: Identify the minimum count

Among the counts (2, 6, 10, 8, 3, 1, 9), the smallest is 1, which corresponds to number 7.

Answer:

7