Question

review of essential skills and problem solving
interpreting a bar graph
(a) which agent sold the fewest houses?
ari liz maria bob kenji nadya
how many houses did that agent sell?
4 house(s)
(b) how many more houses did maria sell than bob?
1 more house(s)
(c) how many agents from the company sold fewer than 5 houses?
agent(s)

Explanation:

Step1: Determine the number of houses each agent sold

• Ari: 12
• Liz: 7
• Maria: 10
• Bob: 4
• Kenji: 3
• Nadya: 5

Step2: Answer part (a)

The agent with the fewest houses is Kenji, who sold 3 houses.

Step3: Answer part (b)

Maria sold 10 houses and Bob sold 4 houses. The difference is \(10 - 4=6\)

Step4: Answer part (c)

Agents who sold fewer than 5 houses: Bob (4) and Kenji (3). So there are 2 agents.

Answer:

(a) Kenji sold the fewest houses, and that agent sold 3 houses.
(b) Maria sold 6 more houses than Bob.
(c) 2 agents sold fewer than 5 houses.