Question

alexandra made a tally chart shown below.
books read
in the last
month\ttally
1\tii
2\tiii
3\tiii
4\ti
5\tii
which would be a good statistical question alexandra could have used to create the tally chart?
how many people read three books in the last month?
how many people read one or two books in the last month?
did you read in the last month?
how many books did you read in the last month?

Explanation:

A good statistical question for the tally chart (which tracks the number of books read: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5) should ask about the number of books people read. Let's analyze the options:

• "How many people read three books..." focuses only on 3 books, not matching the chart's multiple categories (1–5 books).
• "How many people read one or two..." focuses on a subset, not the full range in the chart.
• "Did you read..." is a yes/no question, not about the number of books.
• "How many books did you read..." asks for the number of books, allowing responses (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) that match the tally chart's categories.

Answer:

D. How many books did you read in the last month?