Question

the table to the right shows beef production of six beef producers in the world. make a bar graph for these data, with the bars in descending order.

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$$\begin{tabular}{|l|c|} \\hline beef producer & amount of beef (million metric tons) \\\\ \\hline country v & 11.7 \\\\ country l & 9.7 \\\\ country r & 7.7 \\\\ country q & 6.4 \\\\ country d & 4.6 \\\\ country k & 2.2 \\\\ \\hline \\end{tabular}$$

choose the correct graph below.

Explanation:

Identify the given data and requirements

Using the Graph Interpretation knowledge point
The table lists beef production (in million metric tons) for six producers:

• Country V: \(11.7\)
• Country L: \(9.7\)
• Country R: \(7.7\)
• Country Q: \(6.4\)
• Country D: \(4.6\)
• Country K: \(2.2\)

The problem requires a bar graph with the bars arranged in descending order of production.

Determine the correct order of producers

Using the Graph Interpretation knowledge point
Comparing the values:

$$ 11.7 > 9.7 > 7.7 > 6.4 > 4.6 > 2.2 $$

This corresponds to the following sequence of countries:

$$ \text{V} ightarrow \text{L} ightarrow \text{R} ightarrow \text{Q} ightarrow \text{D} ightarrow \text{K} $$

Match with the given options

We examine the horizontal axis labels of each option to find the sequence \(\text{V, L, R, Q, D, K}\):

• Option A: Labels are \(\text{R, V, L, K, Q, D}\) (Incorrect order)
• Option B: Labels are \(\text{V, R, L, D, Q, K}\) (Incorrect order)
• Option C: Labels are \(\text{L, V, Q, R, K, D}\) (Incorrect order)
• Option D: Labels are \(\text{V, L, R, Q, D, K}\) (Correct descending order)

Answer:

• (A) Bar graph with labels R, V, L, K, Q, D
• (B) Bar graph with labels V, R, L, D, Q, K
• (C) Bar graph with labels L, V, Q, R, K, D
• (D) Bar graph with labels V, L, R, Q, D, K (Correct answer)