Question

1. use tools the following ordered pairs give the length in feet and the width in pounds of five snakes at the reptile house at a zoo. graph the data. {(5.5, 4.5), (3, 0.5), (3, 2), (8, 4.5), (2, 0.5)}

Explanation:

Step1: Set up the coordinate system

Let the \(x -\)axis represent the length (in feet) and the \(y -\)axis represent the width (in pounds).

Step2: Plot each ordered pair

• For the ordered pair \((5.5,4.5)\): Locate \(x = 5.5\) on the \(x -\)axis and \(y=4.5\) on the \(y -\)axis, then mark the point.
• For the ordered pair \((3,0.5)\): Locate \(x = 3\) on the \(x -\)axis and \(y = 0.5\) on the \(y -\)axis, then mark the point.
• For the ordered pair \((3,2)\): Locate \(x = 3\) on the \(x -\)axis and \(y = 2\) on the \(y -\)axis, then mark the point.
• For the ordered pair \((8,4.5)\): Locate \(x = 8\) on the \(x -\)axis and \(y=4.5\) on the \(y -\)axis, then mark the point.
• For the ordered pair \((2,0.5)\): Locate \(x = 2\) on the \(x -\)axis and \(y = 0.5\) on the \(y -\)axis, then mark the point.

Answer:

The points \((5.5,4.5)\), \((3,0.5)\), \((3,2)\), \((8,4.5)\) and \((2,0.5)\) are plotted on the coordinate plane with \(x\) - axis as length (feet) and \(y\) - axis as width (pounds).